Triple

T3329429
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Akan people E69997 entity
Predicate symbolSystem P6517 FINISHED
Object Adinkra symbols
Adinkra symbols are a traditional set of visual icons from the Akan culture of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire that convey proverbs, philosophical concepts, and cultural values.
E347811 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Adinkra symbols | Statement: [Akan people, symbolSystem, Adinkra symbols]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adinkra symbols
Context triple: [Akan people, symbolSystem, Adinkra symbols]
  • A. Abakuá
    Abakuá is an Afro-Cuban fraternal and religious society with roots in West African traditions, known for its secret rituals, music, and strong communal bonds.
  • B. Maya hieroglyphs
    Maya hieroglyphs are the complex logosyllabic writing system used by the ancient Maya civilization to record their language, history, and rituals on monuments, codices, and artifacts.
  • C. Egyptian hieroglyphs
    Egyptian hieroglyphs are the formal, pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt, used for monumental inscriptions, religious texts, and administrative records over several millennia.
  • D. Grebo masks
    Grebo masks are traditional wooden face coverings created by the Grebo people of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, notable for their bold geometric features and strong influence on early 20th-century modernist art.
  • E. N'Ko script
    N'Ko script is an indigenous alphabetic writing system created in 1949 by Solomana Kante for Manding languages of West Africa, such as Mandinka, Bambara, and Dyula.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Adinkra symbols
Triple: [Akan people, symbolSystem, Adinkra symbols]
Generated description
Adinkra symbols are a traditional set of visual icons from the Akan culture of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire that convey proverbs, philosophical concepts, and cultural values.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adinkra symbols
Target entity description: Adinkra symbols are a traditional set of visual icons from the Akan culture of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire that convey proverbs, philosophical concepts, and cultural values.
  • A. Abakuá
    Abakuá is an Afro-Cuban fraternal and religious society with roots in West African traditions, known for its secret rituals, music, and strong communal bonds.
  • B. Maya hieroglyphs
    Maya hieroglyphs are the complex logosyllabic writing system used by the ancient Maya civilization to record their language, history, and rituals on monuments, codices, and artifacts.
  • C. Egyptian hieroglyphs
    Egyptian hieroglyphs are the formal, pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt, used for monumental inscriptions, religious texts, and administrative records over several millennia.
  • D. Grebo masks
    Grebo masks are traditional wooden face coverings created by the Grebo people of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, notable for their bold geometric features and strong influence on early 20th-century modernist art.
  • E. N'Ko script
    N'Ko script is an indigenous alphabetic writing system created in 1949 by Solomana Kante for Manding languages of West Africa, such as Mandinka, Bambara, and Dyula.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: symbolSystem
Context triple: [Akan people, symbolSystem, Adinkra symbols]
  • A. symbolType
    Indicates the classification or category of a symbol based on its role, form, or function within a given system.
  • B. notationSystem chosen
    Indicates a relationship where one entity is the system or method of notation used to represent or encode another entity.
  • C. symbolText
    Indicates that a symbol is associated with or represented by a specific piece of text.
  • D. symbolDescription
    Indicates that a symbol is associated with or defined by a particular descriptive explanation or meaning.
  • E. symbolizes
    Indicates that one entity stands for, represents, or is used as a sign for another entity, concept, or idea.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ad85a24f208190bcf83131bfed3521 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb171ee0881908642504ab0ac8329 completed March 8, 2026, 5:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b31a810e2c8190bfc206bdeb1ac5b8 completed March 12, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b31c37f3a08190823c32e8f933ce82 completed March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b31caa4e188190b4dfd613fdaebdb6 completed March 12, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69ada42a19348190a3862ce02451f4aa completed March 8, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.