Triple

T8226468
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Classis Syriaca E192184 entity
Predicate operatedIn P40 FINISHED
Object eastern Mediterranean Sea E1018 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: eastern Mediterranean Sea | Statement: [Classis Syriaca, operatedIn, eastern Mediterranean Sea]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

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: eastern Mediterranean Sea
Context triple: [Classis Syriaca, operatedIn, eastern Mediterranean Sea]
  • A. Eastern Mediterranean chosen
    The Eastern Mediterranean is a strategically vital region encompassing the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and its bordering countries, long central to geopolitical, economic, and cultural interactions between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
  • B. Levantine Sea
    The Levantine Sea is the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering countries such as Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, and Egypt.
  • C. eastern Aegean Sea
    The eastern Aegean Sea is the part of the Aegean lying off the western coast of Turkey, dotted with numerous Greek islands such as Lesbos, Chios, and Samos.
  • D. Mediterranean Sea
    The Mediterranean Sea is a large inland sea bordered by Europe, Africa, and Asia, historically vital for trade, culture, and military strategy.
  • E. northern Aegean Sea
    The northern Aegean Sea is the northmost part of the Aegean Sea, lying between mainland Greece and Turkey and containing numerous islands and coastal regions.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca82db5b90819085d1ad7c2e27bfcc elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb77fc10f48190b7e241c89885a478 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cd94d541f08190adf1fe7020b3c39b ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:45 p.m.