Triple
T3407554
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ishmael Reed |
E71810
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
|
E355280
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Mumbo Jumbo | Statement: [Ishmael Reed, notableWork, Mumbo Jumbo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mumbo Jumbo Context triple: [Ishmael Reed, notableWork, Mumbo Jumbo]
-
A.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is an influential 1981 experimental album by David Byrne and Brian Eno, renowned for its pioneering use of sampling and found vocals.
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B.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
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C.
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow is a 1988 horror film directed by Wes Craven that blends voodoo folklore with psychological terror, loosely based on Wade Davis’s non-fiction book about Haitian zombification practices.
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D.
The Soul of the White Ant
The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
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E.
Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys is a contemporary fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, humor, and family drama through the story of the sons of the West African trickster god Anansi.
- 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: Mumbo Jumbo Triple: [Ishmael Reed, notableWork, Mumbo Jumbo]
Generated description
Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mumbo Jumbo Target entity description: Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
-
A.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is an influential 1981 experimental album by David Byrne and Brian Eno, renowned for its pioneering use of sampling and found vocals.
-
B.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
-
C.
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow is a 1988 horror film directed by Wes Craven that blends voodoo folklore with psychological terror, loosely based on Wade Davis’s non-fiction book about Haitian zombification practices.
-
D.
The Soul of the White Ant
The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
-
E.
Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys is a contemporary fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, humor, and family drama through the story of the sons of the West African trickster god Anansi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69ad85ac312481909e7027ced1456a9f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb8ede9c48190b13b0f5e7474e7fa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b34bdaf06c8190a8102a4e3c728066 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b34e486c3c81908e73c5b75baf119c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b34fc420b08190baee678721b1b32c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.