Triple

T9066750
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Old Nubian E217262 entity
Predicate usesNumeralsFrom P86768 FINISHED
Object Coptic numerals
Coptic numerals are a numeral system used by the Coptic language that is derived from the Greek numeral system and historically employed in various Christian and regional contexts in Egypt and surrounding areas.
E45035 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: Coptic numerals | Statement: [Old Nubian, usesNumeralsFrom, Coptic numerals]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coptic numerals
Context triple: [Old Nubian, usesNumeralsFrom, Coptic 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. Coptic script
    Coptic script is an alphabetic writing system used primarily by Egyptian Christians to write the Coptic language, derived largely from the Greek alphabet with additional characters from Demotic Egyptian.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Coptic calendar
    The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.
  • 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: Coptic numerals
Triple: [Old Nubian, usesNumeralsFrom, Coptic numerals]
Generated description
Coptic numerals are a numeral system used by the Coptic language that is derived from the Greek numeral system and historically employed in various Christian and regional contexts in Egypt and surrounding areas.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coptic numerals
Target entity description: Coptic numerals are a numeral system used by the Coptic language that is derived from the Greek numeral system and historically employed in various Christian and regional contexts in Egypt and surrounding areas.
  • 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. Coptic script chosen
    Coptic script is an alphabetic writing system used primarily by Egyptian Christians to write the Coptic language, derived largely from the Greek alphabet with additional characters from Demotic Egyptian.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Coptic calendar
    The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.
  • F. None of above.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: usesNumeralsFrom
Context triple: [Old Nubian, usesNumeralsFrom, Coptic numerals]
  • A. usesRomanNumerals
    Indicates that something represents numbers or sequences using the Roman numeral system rather than standard Arabic digits.
  • B. hasNumeral
    Indicates that one entity is associated with a numeral representation or numeric symbol of another entity.
  • C. usesPositionalNotation
    Indicates that one entity represents numbers using a positional numeral system, where a digit’s value depends on its position.
  • D. ordinalNumber
    Indicates the position or rank of an entity within an ordered sequence (e.g., first, second, third).
  • E. hasArabicNumeral
    Indicates that an entity is associated with, represented by, or expressed using an Arabic numeral.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69ca83d5a7f48190b16c1e59bd43ede0 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc94bde9c08190a4f568fbccc3c3e9 completed April 1, 2026, 3:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cffddc5c288190b18c2ae1aece4ed6 completed April 3, 2026, 5:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d000d2c5688190b014ce33c04ff875 completed April 3, 2026, 6:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d001a1056c819083793547dbd4b1ee completed April 3, 2026, 6:06 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cc65f881248190bfd220bb28a9fb5f completed April 1, 2026, 12:25 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69cc668ad3d881908a8a93a6a1d553e4 completed April 1, 2026, 12:27 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:11 p.m.