Triple

T9868796
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Philip José Farmer E239901 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Behind the Walls of Terra
Behind the Walls of Terra is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer, part of his World of Tiers series, featuring dimension-hopping adventure and complex, layered universes.
 E825934 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: Behind the Walls of Terra | Statement: [Philip José Farmer, notableWork, Behind the Walls of Terra]

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: Behind the Walls of Terra
Context triple: [Philip José Farmer, notableWork, Behind the Walls of Terra]
  • A. Behind the Walls
    "Behind the Walls" is a monumental outdoor sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, depicting an elongated female head covering her eyes with her hands.
  • B. The Circular Ruins
    "The Circular Ruins" is a metaphysical short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of creation, identity, and illusion through the tale of a man who dreams another man into existence.
  • C. Planet of Exile
    Planet of Exile is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of cultural contact, exile, and survival on a distant, harshly seasonal planet.
  • D. Puertas de Tierra
    Puertas de Tierra is a monumental fortified gate in Cádiz, Spain, that historically served as the main land entrance to the walled city.
  • E. Guard of the Citadel
    Guard of the Citadel is an honorary military rank in Gondor’s capital of Minas Tirith, notably bestowed upon Peregrin “Pippin” Took in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
  • 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: Behind the Walls of Terra
Target entity description: Behind the Walls of Terra is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer, part of his World of Tiers series, featuring dimension-hopping adventure and complex, layered universes.
  • A. Behind the Walls
    "Behind the Walls" is a monumental outdoor sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, depicting an elongated female head covering her eyes with her hands.
  • B. The Circular Ruins
    "The Circular Ruins" is a metaphysical short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of creation, identity, and illusion through the tale of a man who dreams another man into existence.
  • C. Planet of Exile
    Planet of Exile is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of cultural contact, exile, and survival on a distant, harshly seasonal planet.
  • D. Puertas de Tierra
    Puertas de Tierra is a monumental fortified gate in Cádiz, Spain, that historically served as the main land entrance to the walled city.
  • E. Guard of the Citadel
    Guard of the Citadel is an honorary military rank in Gondor’s capital of Minas Tirith, notably bestowed upon Peregrin “Pippin” Took in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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: Behind the Walls of Terra
Triple: [Philip José Farmer, notableWork, Behind the Walls of Terra]
Generated description
Behind the Walls of Terra is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer, part of his World of Tiers series, featuring dimension-hopping adventure and complex, layered universes.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca84e7506c819095cbde4ff16512bb elicitation completed
NER batch_69cdb3d34e4c81908c0fc14dd6d015cc ner completed
NED1 batch_69d1e46209988190b97aefee6cbddbad ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69d1e5ab9e588190b4007fab67b0a712 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69d1e531a90c8190ba18113107ce1632 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:36 p.m.