Triple

T3773581
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Saint Columba E83251 entity
Predicate sourceOfBiography P2296 FINISHED
Object Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona
Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona is a late 7th-century Latin hagiographical work that recounts the life, miracles, and spiritual legacy of the Irish missionary and monastic founder Saint Columba.
E387200 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: Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona | Statement: [Saint Columba, sourceOfBiography, Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona
Context triple: [Saint Columba, sourceOfBiography, Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona]
  • A. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People is an early 8th-century Latin work that chronicles the religious and political history of early medieval England, particularly the spread of Christianity.
  • B. Ancrene Wisse
    Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
  • C. Annales Mettenses priores
    The Annales Mettenses priores are an early medieval Latin chronicle from the Frankish realm, notable for their pro-Carolingian perspective and importance for the history of the early Middle Ages.
  • D. Annales Laureshamenses
    The Annales Laureshamenses are a set of early medieval Latin annals associated with the monastery of Lorsch, recording year-by-year events in the Frankish realm.
  • E. De antiquitate Britannicae ecclesiae
    De antiquitate Britannicae ecclesiae is a 16th-century historical and ecclesiastical study by Archbishop Matthew Parker that defends the ancient origins and continuity of the English Church.
  • 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: Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona
Triple: [Saint Columba, sourceOfBiography, Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona]
Generated description
Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona is a late 7th-century Latin hagiographical work that recounts the life, miracles, and spiritual legacy of the Irish missionary and monastic founder Saint Columba.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona
Target entity description: Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona is a late 7th-century Latin hagiographical work that recounts the life, miracles, and spiritual legacy of the Irish missionary and monastic founder Saint Columba.
  • A. Confessio of Saint Patrick
    The Confessio of Saint Patrick is a brief autobiographical work in which Saint Patrick recounts his life, missionary calling, and spiritual reflections, offering the primary firsthand account of Ireland’s patron saint.
  • B. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People is an early 8th-century Latin work that chronicles the religious and political history of early medieval England, particularly the spread of Christianity.
  • C. Ancrene Wisse
    Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
  • D. Annales Mettenses priores
    The Annales Mettenses priores are an early medieval Latin chronicle from the Frankish realm, notable for their pro-Carolingian perspective and importance for the history of the early Middle Ages.
  • E. Annales Laureshamenses
    The Annales Laureshamenses are a set of early medieval Latin annals associated with the monastery of Lorsch, recording year-by-year events in the Frankish realm.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: sourceOfBiography
Context triple: [Saint Columba, sourceOfBiography, Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona]
  • A. includesBiographiesOf
    Indicates that one entity contains or features biographical information about another entity.
  • B. hasPartInBiography
    Indicates that a person or entity is featured or plays a role within someone’s biographical account.
  • C. primarySources chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as an original, authoritative source of information or evidence for another entity.
  • D. hasUncertainBiographicalDetails
    Indicates that the biographical information about an entity is incomplete, ambiguous, or not reliably established.
  • E. sourceOfStories
    Indicates that one entity serves as the origin or provider of stories for another entity.
  • 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_69ad8b235e608190b5a2b1d1bfcef50b completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adcc57c9e48190a0f254e47348bf32 completed March 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4e52ebd988190b6e3a7d8069b74be completed March 14, 2026, 4:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4e64663b881908469456b15bc2687 completed March 14, 2026, 4:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4ea0de7708190abe4be1c8af3cd71 completed March 14, 2026, 4:54 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69adc050cc5c81909d9855f866f3c26d completed March 8, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:36 p.m.