Subclass of:

• crminf:I2 Belief

Scope note:

This class comprises beliefs of an Actor that a particular instance of E70 Thing, in general available to this Actor, is identical to one present in a relevant event or context of reference in the past, such as a text in a book being sufficiently identical to the one in the claimed author’s original manuscript or edition in order to be used by the Actor for citation. Other examples are the provenance of archaeological objects in collections, which may pertain to the claimed excavation spot or to the inferred context of their creation.

The term “in general available” means that the thing is either physically in the hands of the actor or that the actor or an actor of their trust has the principled ability to get access to the
thing. In case that only information objects exist describing the proper thing of interest, such as a photo of a lost archaeological object, an instance of Ix5 Provenance Belief should be based on arguments including references to provenance beliefs about descriptions, representations and the described things.

A formal description about the assumed provenance can be documented via the property Jxx8 that. Note that, depending on the intended argumentation about the respective  instance of E70 Thing, different aspects of provenance may be described about the same instance of E70 Thing.

Examples:

Francesca Bologna’s belief about the authenticity of Tacitus, Publius Cornelius. The Annals. Book 15.

In First Order Logic:

• I14(x) ⇒ I2(x)

Outgoing properties:

• crminf:J19 that (is subject of) (0,n:1,n) → crminf:I10 Provenance Statement

Incoming properties:

• crminf:I7 Belief Adoption → crminf:J18 assumed provenance (was assumed by) (0,n:1,n)
• crminf:I15 Provenance Assessment → crminf:J21 concluded provenance (was assessed by) (0,n:1,n)