Triple

T5687648
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kharoṣṭhī script E125350 entity
Predicate hasNumeralSystem P5213 FINISHED
Object Kharoṣṭhī numerals
Kharoṣṭhī numerals are an ancient numerical notation system used with the Kharoṣṭhī script in the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in inscriptions and documents from around the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
 E125350 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Kharoṣṭhī numerals | Statement: [Kharoṣṭhī script, hasNumeralSystem, Kharoṣṭhī numerals]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kharoṣṭhī numerals
Context triple: [Kharoṣṭhī script, hasNumeralSystem, Kharoṣṭhī numerals]
  • A. Abjad numerals
    Abjad numerals are a traditional alphanumeric system in which each letter of the Arabic (and related) alphabet is assigned a numerical value for use in calculations, chronograms, and esoteric or symbolic interpretations.
  • B. Hindu–Arabic numeral system
    The Hindu–Arabic numeral system is the globally dominant positional number system that uses ten digits (0–9) and place value to represent all integers efficiently.
  • C. Kharoṣṭhī script
    The Kharoṣṭhī script is an ancient right-to-left writing system used in northwestern South Asia, especially in the Gandhāra region, primarily for early Buddhist and administrative texts.
  • D. Maya numerals
    Maya numerals are a vigesimal (base-20) numeral system developed by the ancient Maya, notable for its use of dots and bars and an early concept of zero.
  • E. Eastern Arabic numerals
    Eastern Arabic numerals are the set of digit symbols used in many Arabic- and Persian-writing regions as the standard way to represent numbers in the Perso-Arabic script.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kharoṣṭhī numerals
Target entity description: Kharoṣṭhī numerals are an ancient numerical notation system used with the Kharoṣṭhī script in the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in inscriptions and documents from around the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
  • A. Abjad numerals
    Abjad numerals are a traditional alphanumeric system in which each letter of the Arabic (and related) alphabet is assigned a numerical value for use in calculations, chronograms, and esoteric or symbolic interpretations.
  • B. Hindu–Arabic numeral system
    The Hindu–Arabic numeral system is the globally dominant positional number system that uses ten digits (0–9) and place value to represent all integers efficiently.
  • C. Kharoṣṭhī script chosen
    The Kharoṣṭhī script is an ancient right-to-left writing system used in northwestern South Asia, especially in the Gandhāra region, primarily for early Buddhist and administrative texts.
  • D. Maya numerals
    Maya numerals are a vigesimal (base-20) numeral system developed by the ancient Maya, notable for its use of dots and bars and an early concept of zero.
  • E. Eastern Arabic numerals
    Eastern Arabic numerals are the set of digit symbols used in many Arabic- and Persian-writing regions as the standard way to represent numbers in the Perso-Arabic script.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Kharoṣṭhī numerals
Triple: [Kharoṣṭhī script, hasNumeralSystem, Kharoṣṭhī numerals]
Generated description
Kharoṣṭhī numerals are an ancient numerical notation system used with the Kharoṣṭhī script in the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in inscriptions and documents from around the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c0082a884c8190a79001bae658941f elicitation completed
NER batch_69c023be18a081908c72fb5b0e1852f9 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c05a43cce88190b8ac801018f05561 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c05dc3d3cc8190a6bb775b06136972 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c05d24fdf481908cfa9c485cd9a9f3 nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:44 p.m.