Triple
T6391941
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Port of Alexandria |
E143847
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectsTo |
P845
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mediterranean shipping lanes |
E72828
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Mediterranean shipping lanes | Statement: [Port of Alexandria, connectsTo, Mediterranean shipping lanes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mediterranean shipping lanes Context triple: [Port of Alexandria, connectsTo, Mediterranean shipping lanes]
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A.
Mediterranean trade routes
chosen
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
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B.
Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route
The Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route is a major global maritime corridor linking Europe, Asia, and East Africa via the Suez Canal and adjacent seas, carrying a significant share of the world’s container and energy trade.
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C.
Baltic Sea trade routes
The Baltic Sea trade routes were a network of maritime and riverine pathways that connected the cities and ports of Northern and Eastern Europe, facilitating extensive commerce in goods like furs, grain, and timber and linking regions such as the Novgorod Republic with the wider Hanseatic trading world.
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D.
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes are major maritime trade corridors linking ports across East and Southeast Asia with destinations in the Caribbean basin for the transport of containerized and bulk cargo.
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E.
Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes
The Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes are major maritime routes across the Atlantic used by commercial, cargo, and passenger vessels to connect ports in the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c008db906c819096f3597d55d95432 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0687db4b881909dd84d5a947cc3e3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6388b02888190989623c658469a5a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:34 p.m.