earliestDate

P64188
predicate

Indicates the earliest point in time at which an associated event, state, or relationship is considered to begin or be valid.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
earliestDate canonical 15
earliestEvidenceDate 5
hasEarliestDate 3

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: earliestDate
Generated description
Indicates the earliest point in time at which an associated event, state, or relationship is considered to begin or be valid.

Sample triples (37)

Subject Object
Tarim mummies early Bronze Age ⓘ
Tarim mummies circa 2000 BCE ⓘ
Swartkrans about 1.8 million years ago via predicate surface "earliestDepositsAge" ⓘ
Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions 6th century BCE ⓘ
Boer–Zulu conflicts 1830s via predicate surface "hasEarliestEvents" ⓘ
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar 32 BCE (GMT correlation) via predicate surface "earliestLongCountDateApproxGregorian" ⓘ
Cairnpapple Hill late 4th millennium BC via predicate surface "earliestActivityDate" ⓘ
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca c. 8000 BCE via predicate surface "earliestEvidenceDate" ⓘ
Petroglyphs of Coso Rock Art District (on NAWS China Lake) circa 10,000 years ago via predicate surface "earliestEstimatedDate" ⓘ
Mesopotamian cuneiform late 4th millennium BCE via predicate surface "earliestEvidenceDate" ⓘ
Corpus Hermeticum belief in extreme antiquity before Moses via predicate surface "earlierPerceivedDate" ⓘ
Holocene catastrophic flooding of the Black Sea circa 7600 BCE via predicate surface "hasEarliestProposedDate" ⓘ
Golden Madonna of Essen c. 1000 ⓘ
Annals of Ulster 5th century via predicate surface "earliestEntriesDateFrom" ⓘ
Cairo Geniza fragments circa 9th century ⓘ
Old Javanese inscriptions 8th century CE via predicate surface "earliestExamplesDateFrom" ⓘ
Cholpon-Ata petroglyphs circa 1500 BCE ⓘ
Old Jewish Cemetery (Heiliger Sand) 11th century via predicate surface "earliestGravestonesDateFrom" ⓘ
Machrie Moor 4th millennium BC via predicate surface "earliestActivityDate" ⓘ
Subeshi cemetery around 7th century BCE ⓘ
Mramorje necropolis at Perućac 12th century via predicate surface "hasEarliestDate" ⓘ
Yenisei inscriptions 7th century ⓘ
Oldowan stone tools about 2.6 million years ago via predicate surface "earliestEvidenceDate" ⓘ
San rock paintings approximately 25,000 years ago ⓘ
Faras Gallery wall paintings 7th century ⓘ
Annals of Tigernach mythological and pre-Christian period via predicate surface "earliestEntriesDateFrom" ⓘ
Lydenburg Heads c. 500 CE ⓘ
Parowan Gap Petroglyphs circa 500 CE via predicate surface "estimatedEarliestDate" ⓘ
Valley of Marvels rock engravings circa 2200 BCE ⓘ
Mesoamerican ballgame circa 1400 BCE via predicate surface "earliestEvidenceDate" ⓘ
Nämforsen rock carvings circa 4000 BCE ⓘ
Aeginetan silver staters circa 550 BCE (approximate) via predicate surface "earliestIssuesDateTo" ⓘ
Shulaveri–Shomu culture c. 6000 BCE via predicate surface "hasEarliestDate" ⓘ
Akkadian literature late 3rd millennium BCE via predicate surface "earliestEvidenceDate" ⓘ
Qasr Ibrim manuscripts circa 6th century ⓘ
Nantclwyd y Dre 1435 via predicate surface "hasEarliestDate" ⓘ
Nok terracotta sculptures circa 1500 BCE ⓘ