Triple
T5474579
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tell es-Sultan |
E122917
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstMajorExcavationBy |
P7650
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ernst Sellin
Ernst Sellin was a German Protestant theologian and pioneering biblical archaeologist known for his early excavations in the Near East and contributions to the study of Old Testament history.
|
E523488
|
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: Ernst Sellin | Statement: [Tell es-Sultan, firstMajorExcavationBy, Ernst Sellin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernst Sellin Context triple: [Tell es-Sultan, firstMajorExcavationBy, Ernst Sellin]
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A.
Eduard Spranger
Eduard Spranger was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential work in the philosophy of education and the psychology of personality and values.
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B.
Karl Mannheim
Karl Mannheim was a Hungarian-German sociologist and founding figure of the sociology of knowledge, best known for analyzing how social position shapes thought and ideology.
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C.
Hans Gerth
Hans Gerth was a German sociologist and social psychologist known for his work on political sociology and for co-editing and translating Max Weber’s major writings into English.
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D.
Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, best known for commanding the defense of Königsberg in East Prussia.
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E.
Bernhard Rust
Bernhard Rust was a prominent Nazi politician who served as the Reich Minister of Science, Education and Culture in Germany from 1934 to 1945.
- 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: Ernst Sellin Triple: [Tell es-Sultan, firstMajorExcavationBy, Ernst Sellin]
Generated description
Ernst Sellin was a German Protestant theologian and pioneering biblical archaeologist known for his early excavations in the Near East and contributions to the study of Old Testament history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernst Sellin Target entity description: Ernst Sellin was a German Protestant theologian and pioneering biblical archaeologist known for his early excavations in the Near East and contributions to the study of Old Testament history.
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A.
Eduard Spranger
Eduard Spranger was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential work in the philosophy of education and the psychology of personality and values.
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B.
Karl Mannheim
Karl Mannheim was a Hungarian-German sociologist and founding figure of the sociology of knowledge, best known for analyzing how social position shapes thought and ideology.
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C.
Hans Gerth
Hans Gerth was a German sociologist and social psychologist known for his work on political sociology and for co-editing and translating Max Weber’s major writings into English.
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D.
Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, best known for commanding the defense of Königsberg in East Prussia.
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E.
Bernhard Rust
Bernhard Rust was a prominent Nazi politician who served as the Reich Minister of Science, Education and Culture in Germany from 1934 to 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: firstMajorExcavationBy Context triple: [Tell es-Sultan, firstMajorExcavationBy, Ernst Sellin]
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A.
majorExcavationsBegan
Indicates that significant archaeological or construction excavation work was initiated at a particular time or for a particular project.
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B.
excavatedBy
chosen
Indicates that something (typically an archaeological site, artifact, or geological feature) was uncovered or dug out by a particular agent (such as a person, team, or organization).
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C.
excavatedAt
Indicates that an excavation activity took place at a specific location or site.
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D.
hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy
Indicates that archaeological excavations at a site or location are or were conducted by a specified person, group, or organization.
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E.
hasArchaeologicalExcavationsSince
Indicates that archaeological excavations have been conducted at an entity starting from a specified point in time and continuing since then.
- 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_69bd46459ff48190823377457bcf7128 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd9232ded08190b4142e604319b2ba |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf489a8f9881908aec81e59ed1e3e4 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf49a2071c8190bc1abc380db9383a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf4a1033f88190a609613635de9d6c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:46 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd91a58c448190904964a439045e05 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:09 p.m.