Triple

T19712534
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tell Brak E473383 entity
Predicate excavatedBy P7650 FINISHED
Object David Oates
David Oates was a prominent British archaeologist known for his influential excavations and research on ancient Mesopotamian sites.
E1390939 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: David Oates | Statement: [Tell Brak, excavatedBy, David Oates]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Oates
Context triple: [Tell Brak, excavatedBy, David Oates]
  • A. James Sallis
    James Sallis is an American crime and science fiction writer best known for his neo-noir novel "Drive," which was adapted into the 2011 film of the same name.
  • B. Edward Bunker
    Edward Bunker was an American ex-convict turned acclaimed crime novelist and screenwriter known for his gritty, realistic portrayals of criminal life.
  • C. Robert Hewitt Wolfe
    Robert Hewitt Wolfe is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the science fiction series Andromeda.
  • D. Stephen Amidon
    Stephen Amidon is an American novelist and critic known for works such as "Human Capital," some of which have been adapted into films.
  • E. Stephen Fain Earle
    Stephen Fain Earle is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer known for his influential blend of rock, country, and folk music.
  • 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: David Oates
Triple: [Tell Brak, excavatedBy, David Oates]
Generated description
David Oates was a prominent British archaeologist known for his influential excavations and research on ancient Mesopotamian sites.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Oates
Target entity description: David Oates was a prominent British archaeologist known for his influential excavations and research on ancient Mesopotamian sites.
  • A. James Sallis
    James Sallis is an American crime and science fiction writer best known for his neo-noir novel "Drive," which was adapted into the 2011 film of the same name.
  • B. Edward Bunker
    Edward Bunker was an American ex-convict turned acclaimed crime novelist and screenwriter known for his gritty, realistic portrayals of criminal life.
  • C. Robert Hewitt Wolfe
    Robert Hewitt Wolfe is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the science fiction series Andromeda.
  • D. Stephen Amidon
    Stephen Amidon is an American novelist and critic known for works such as "Human Capital," some of which have been adapted into films.
  • E. Stephen Fain Earle
    Stephen Fain Earle is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer known for his influential blend of rock, country, and folk music.
  • 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_69d8e516dd048190a0b6c93ea3e71f58 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6440a0f2c8190803ace7f6b4ed6e9 completed April 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07ab9ea0708190ba465450a31e5aef completed May 15, 2026, 11:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07ac97c68c819094b8013f6134ba8a completed May 15, 2026, 11:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07ae88e76481908b9a6fda698eec12 completed May 15, 2026, 11:38 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m.