Triple

T6447424
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Roman North Africa E139777 entity
Predicate hasMajorCity P316 FINISHED
Object Timgad
Timgad was a prominent Roman colonial city in present-day Algeria, renowned for its well-preserved grid layout and extensive ruins that exemplify urban planning in Roman North Africa.
 E594045 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: Timgad | Statement: [Roman North Africa, hasMajorCity, Timgad]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Timgad
Context triple: [Roman North Africa, hasMajorCity, Timgad]
  • A. Durostorum
    Durostorum was a major Roman military and urban center on the lower Danube, located in the province of Moesia (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
  • B. Ulpia
    Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
  • C. Castra Praetoria
    Castra Praetoria was the fortified military camp in ancient Rome that served as the main base and headquarters of the Praetorian Guard.
  • D. Aurelianum
    Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
  • E. Dura-Europos
    Dura-Europos was an ancient Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman frontier city on the Euphrates in present-day Syria, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved religious buildings and early Christian and Jewish art.
  • 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: Timgad
Triple: [Roman North Africa, hasMajorCity, Timgad]
Generated description
Timgad was a prominent Roman colonial city in present-day Algeria, renowned for its well-preserved grid layout and extensive ruins that exemplify urban planning in Roman North Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Timgad
Target entity description: Timgad was a prominent Roman colonial city in present-day Algeria, renowned for its well-preserved grid layout and extensive ruins that exemplify urban planning in Roman North Africa.
  • A. Durostorum
    Durostorum was a major Roman military and urban center on the lower Danube, located in the province of Moesia (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
  • B. Ulpia
    Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
  • C. Castra Praetoria
    Castra Praetoria was the fortified military camp in ancient Rome that served as the main base and headquarters of the Praetorian Guard.
  • D. Aurelianum
    Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
  • E. Dura-Europos
    Dura-Europos was an ancient Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman frontier city on the Euphrates in present-day Syria, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved religious buildings and early Christian and Jewish art.
  • 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_69c008b301948190a35854e5284dc822 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c069afd8c48190b3cab580c813ecab completed March 22, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c64bcfc7388190877ad702ea44802d completed March 27, 2026, 9:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c64c5e5e5c8190b24aea7e4114daa5 completed March 27, 2026, 9:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c64da81a0881908fc5716aeb0e47fa completed March 27, 2026, 9:28 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:47 p.m.