Event – E5
E5 Event
Subclass of:
Superclass of:
Scope note:
This class comprises distinct, delimited and coherent processes and interactions of a material nature, in cultural, social or physical systems, involving and affecting instances of E77 Persistent Item in a way characteristic of the kind of process. Typical examples are meetings, births, deaths, actions of decision taking, making or inventing things, but also more complex and extended ones such as conferences, elections, building of a castle, or battles.
While the continuous growth of a tree lacks the limits characteristic of an event, its germination from a seed does qualify as an event. Similarly, the blowing of the wind lacks the distinctness and limits of an event, but a hurricane, flood or earthquake would qualify as an event. Mental processes are considered as events, in cases where they are connected with the material externalization of their results; for example, the creation of a poem, a performance or a change of intention that becomes obvious from subsequent actions or declarations.
The effects of an instance of E5 Event may not lead to relevant permanent changes of properties or relations of the items involved in it, for example an unrecorded performance. Of course, in order to be documented, some kind of evidence for an event must exist, be it witnesses, traces or products of the event.
While instances of E4 Period always require some form of coherence between its constituent phenomena, in addition, the essential constituents of instances of E5 Event should contribute to an overall effect; for example, the statements made during a meeting and the listening of the audience.
Viewed at a coarse level of detail, an instance of E5 Event may appear as if it had an ‘instantaneous’ overall effect, but any process or interaction of material nature in reality have an extent in time and space. At a fine level, instances of E5 Event may be analysed into component phenomena and phases within a space and timeframe, and as such can be seen as a period, regardless of the size of the phenomena. The reverse is not necessarily the case: not all instances of E4 Period give rise to a noteworthy overall effect and are thus not instances of E5 Event.
Examples:
the birth of Cleopatra (E67) (Pomeroy, 1984)
the destruction of Herculaneum by volcanic eruption in 79 AD (E6) (Camardo, 2013)
World War II (E7) (Barber, 1994)
the Battle of Stalingrad (E7) (Hoyt, 1993)
the Yalta Conference (E7) (Harbutt, 2010)
my birthday celebration 28-6-1995 (E7)
the falling of a tile from my roof last Sunday (fictitious)
the CIDOC conference 2003 (E7)
In First Order Logic:
- E5(x) ⇒ E4(x)
Outgoing properties:
- crm:P11 had participant (participated in) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E39 Actor
- crm:P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at) (0,n:1,n) → crm:E77 Persistent Item
- crm-sup:P34 has event type (is event type of) (0,n:0,1) → crm-sup:C37 Event Type
- sdh:P8 effects (result from) (0,n:0,n) → sdh:C1 Entity Quality
- sdh:P9 ends (is ended by) (0,n:0,n) → sdh:C1 Entity Quality
Incoming properties:
- crm:E7 Activity → crm:P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of) (0,n:0,n)
- sdh:C2 Propositional Situation → sdh:P33 interprets (is interpreted by) (0,n:1,n)
- sdh:C10 Intentional Event → sdh:P43 has setting (is setting for) (0,n:0,n)
- sdh:C64 Event Classification → sdh:P82 classifies (is classified by) (0,n:1,1)
- sdh-slc:C15 Participation → sdh-slc:P11 is participation in (has participation) (0,n:1,1)
- sdh-slc:C16 Participant Description → sdh-slc:P25 is participant in (has participant) (0,n:1,1)
- sdh-slc:C35 Actor's Quality in Relation to an Event → sdh-slc:P57 is quality in relation to (has related actor's quality) (0,n:0,1)
- sdh-slc:C38 Presence of a Thing → sdh-slc:P76 is presence in (has presence) (0,n:0,1)
Scope notes
| Show | Scope note | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This class comprises distinct, delimited and coherent processes and interactions of a material nature, in cultural, social or physical systems, involving and affecting instances of E77 Persistent Item in a way characteristic of the kind of process. Typical examples are meetings, births, deaths, actions of decision taking, making or inventing things, but also more complex and extended ones such as conferences, elections, building of a castle, or battles.While the continuous growth of a tree lacks the limits characteristic of an event, its germination from a seed does qualify as an event. Similarly, the blowing of the wind lacks the distinctness and limits of an event, but a hurricane, flood or earthquake would qualify as an event. Mental processes are considered as events, in cases where they are connected with the material externalization of their results; for example, the creation of a poem, a performance or a change of intention that becomes obvious from subsequent actions or declarations.The effects of an instance of E5 Event may not lead to relevant permanent changes of properties or relations of the items involved in it, for example an unrecorded performance. Of course, in order to be documented, some kind of evidence for an event must exist, be it witnesses, traces or products of the event.While instances of E4 Period always require some form of coherence between its constituent phenomena, in addition, the essential constituents of instances of E5 Event should contribute to an overall effect; for example, the statements made during a meeting and the listening of the audience.Viewed at a coarse level of detail, an instance of E5 Event may appear as if it had an ‘instantaneous’ overall effect, but any process or interaction of material nature in reality have an extent in time and space. At a fine level, instances of E5 Event may be analysed into component phenomena and phases within a space and timeframe, and as such can be seen as a period, regardless of the size of the phenomena. The reverse is not necessarily the case: not all instances of E4 Period give rise to a noteworthy overall effect and are thus not instances of E5 Event. | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| Cette classe comprend les processus et interactions distincts, délimités, cohérents et de nature matérielle au sein de systèmes culturels, sociaux ou physiques, impliquant et affectant des instances de E77_Entité_persistante d'une manière caractéristique du type de processus observé. Les réunions, les naissances, les décès, les actions menant à des prises de décision, la fabrication ou l'invention d'objets, mais aussi des évènements plus vastes et complexes tels que les conférences, les élections, les constructions de châteaux ou les batailles sont des exemples typiques d'évènements.Si la croissance continue d'un arbre est dépourvue des limites qui feraient d'elle un évènement, sa germination à partir d'une graine, elle, en est un. De la même façon, le souffle du vent n'est pas un évènement, car il n'en a ni le caractère distinct ni les délimitations; en revanche un ouragan, une inondation ou un tremblement de terre sont bien des évènements. Les processus mentaux sont considérés comme des évènements dans les cas où ils sont connectés à l'externalisation matérielle qui en résulte; par exemple, la création d'un poème ou d'une performance, ou bien le changement d'une intention devenu évident à la lumière d'actions ou de déclarations ultérieures. Les effets d'une instance de E5_Évènement ne mènent pas nécessairement à des modifications permanentes significatives des propriétés ou des relations des entités impliquées, par exemple dans le cas d'une performance non enregistrée. Bien sûr, pour qu'un évènement puisse être documenté, une preuve de son existence est nécessaire, que ce soit par des témoins, des traces ou un produit résultant de cet évènement. Si les instances de E4_Période requièrent toujours une certaine cohérence entre les phénomènes qui les constituent, les éléments constitutifs d'instances de E5_Évènement doivent de plus contribuer à un effet global; par exemple, les déclarations faites lors d'une réunion et l'écoute du public.À un niveau de détail grossier, une instance de E5_Évènement peut paraître avoir un effet global « instantané », mais tout processus ou interaction de nature matérielle a en réalité une étendue spatio-temporelle. À un niveau plus fin, les instances de E5_Évènement peuvent être détaillées en phénomènes constituants et en phases distinctes au sein d'un cadre spatio-temporel, et en tant que tels, peuvent être considérés comme une période, indépendamment de l'amplitude de ces phénomènes. L'inverse n'est pas nécessairement vrai : ce ne sont pas toutes les instances de E4_Période qui génèrent un effet global significatif, et de ce fait, elles ne sont pas forcément des instances de E5_Évènement. | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 |
Examples
| Show | Example | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the birth of Cleopatra (E67) (Pomeroy, 1984) | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| the destruction of Herculaneum by volcanic eruption in 79 AD (E6) (Camardo, 2013) | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| World War II (E7) (Barber, 1994) | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| the Battle of Stalingrad (E7) (Hoyt, 1993) | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| the Yalta Conference (E7) (Harbutt, 2010) | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| my birthday celebration 28-6-1995 (E7) | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| the falling of a tile from my roof last Sunday (fictitious) | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| the CIDOC conference 2003 (E7) | en | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| La naissance de Cléopâtre (E67_Naissance) (Pomeroy, 1984) | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| La destruction d'Herculanum par une éruption volcanique en 79 EC (E6_Destruction) (Camardo, 2013) | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| La Seconde Guerre mondiale (E7_Activité) (Barber, 1994) | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| La bataille de Stalingrad (E7_Activité) (Hoyt, 1993) | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| La Conférence de Yalta (E7_Activité) (Harbutt, 2010) | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| Ma fête d'anniversaire le 28/06/1995 (E7_Activité) | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| La chute d'une tuile de mon toit dimanche dernier (fictif) | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 | ||
| La Conférence CIDOC 2003 (E7_Activité) | fr | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 |
Additional notes
| Show | Notes | Type | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments |
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Identifier: E5
Official URI: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E5_Event
OntoME URI: https://ontome.net/ontology/c5
Labels
| Label | Language | Last updated | View details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ereignis | de | 2024-03-14 | 0 | |
| Συμβάν | el | 2024-03-14 | 0 | |
| Event * | en | 2022-06-13 | 0 | |
| Évènement * | fr | 2024-03-21 | 0 | |
| Evento | pt | 2024-03-14 | 0 | |
| Событие | ru | 2024-03-14 | 0 | |
| 事件 | zh | 2024-03-14 | 0 |
* : Standard label for this language
Namespace
| Namespace | Last updated |
|---|---|
| CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 2022-06-13 |
| CIDOC CRM version 5.0.4 | 2022-06-13 |
| CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | 2021-06-10 |
Parent classes
| Class | Class namespace | Relation defined in | Justification | View details | Edit | Delete | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E4 Period | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 0 |
Ancestor classes
| Class | Depth | Class namespace | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 CRM Entity | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E4 - E2 |
| E1 CRM Entity | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E4 - E92 |
| E1 CRM Entity | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E4 - E92 - C5 |
| E2 Temporal Entity | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E4 |
| E92 Spacetime Volume | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E4 |
| Thing | 4 | OntoME internal model - active version | E4 - E2 - E1 |
| Thing | 4 | OntoME internal model - active version | E4 - E92 - E1 |
| Thing | 5 | OntoME internal model - active version | E4 - E92 - C5 - E1 |
| C5 Abstract Region | 3 | SDHSS Core ongoing | E4 - E92 |
Child and descendant classes
| Class | Depth | Class namespace | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| E6 Destruction | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E64 |
| E7 Activity | 1 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | |
| E8 Acquisition | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E8 Acquisition | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - C46 - C37 |
| E9 Move | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | C45 |
| E9 Move | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E10 Transfer of Custody | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E11 Modification | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E12 Production | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E63 |
| E12 Production | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E11 |
| E13 Attribute Assignment | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E13 Attribute Assignment | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - C46 |
| E14 Condition Assessment | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E13 |
| E14 Condition Assessment | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - C46 - E13 |
| E15 Identifier Assignment | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E13 |
| E15 Identifier Assignment | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - C46 - E13 |
| E16 Measurement | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E13 |
| E16 Measurement | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - C46 - E13 |
| E17 Type Assignment | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E13 |
| E17 Type Assignment | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - C46 - E13 |
| E63 Beginning of Existence | 1 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | |
| E64 End of Existence | 1 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | |
| E65 Creation | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E63 |
| E65 Creation | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E66 Formation | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E63 |
| E66 Formation | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E67 Birth | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E63 |
| E68 Dissolution | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E64 |
| E69 Death | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E64 |
| E79 Part Addition | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E11 |
| E80 Part Removal | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E11 |
| E81 Transformation | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E63 |
| E81 Transformation | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E64 |
| E83 Type Creation | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E63 - E65 |
| E83 Type Creation | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E65 |
| E85 Joining | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E86 Leaving | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| E87 Curation Activity | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 |
| C19 Physical Thing Life | 1 | SDHSS Core ongoing | |
| C15 Participation | 1 | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | |
| C9 Relationship | 2 | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | C18 |
| C8 Occupation (Temporal entity) | 1 | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | |
| C1 Expression Publication Event | 2 | SDHSS for Sources Information and Metadata ongoing | E7 |
| C18 Persons' Interaction | 1 | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | |
| C29 Legal Quality Acquisition | 3 | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | E7 - C46 |
| E96 Purchase | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - E8 |
| E96 Purchase | 5 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | E7 - C46 - C37 - E8 |
| C45 Physical Displacement | 1 | SDHSS Core ongoing | |
| C46 Intentional Expression | 2 | SDHSS Core ongoing | E7 |
| F27 Work Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E65 |
| F27 Work Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E65 |
| F28 Expression Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E12 |
| F28 Expression Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E65 |
| F28 Expression Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - C46 |
| F28 Expression Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E65 |
| F28 Expression Creation | 4 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E11 - E12 |
| F30 Manifestation Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E12 |
| F30 Manifestation Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E65 |
| F30 Manifestation Creation | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E65 |
| F30 Manifestation Creation | 4 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E11 - E12 |
| F32 Item Production Event | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E12 |
| F32 Item Production Event | 4 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E11 - E12 |
| F33 Reproduction Event | 3 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E12 |
| F33 Reproduction Event | 4 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E12 - F30 |
| F33 Reproduction Event | 4 | LRMoo 1.0 | E63 - E65 - F30 |
| F33 Reproduction Event | 4 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E11 - E12 |
| F33 Reproduction Event | 4 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E65 - F30 |
| F33 Reproduction Event | 5 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 - E11 - E12 - F30 |
| F31 Performance | 2 | LRMoo 1.0 | E7 |
| C37 Economic Transaction | 3 | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | E7 - C46 |
| C38 Presence of a Thing | 1 | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | |
| C46 Legal Agreement | 3 | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | E7 - C46 |
Related classes
| Relation | Class | Class namespace | Justification | Relation defined in | View details | Edit | Delete | Comments |
|---|
Outgoing properties (this class is domain)
| Domain | Property identifier | Range | Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| E5 Event | crm:P11 had participant (participated in) | E39 Actor | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 |
| E5 Event | crm:P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at) | E77 Persistent Item | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 |
| E5 Event | crm-sup:P34 has event type (is event type of) | C37 Event Type | SDHSS CIDOC CRM Base and LRM supplement |
| E5 Event | sdh:P8 effects (result from) | C1 Entity Quality | SDHSS Core ongoing |
| E5 Event | sdh:P9 ends (is ended by) | C1 Entity Quality | SDHSS Core ongoing |
Outgoing properties (inherited from ancestors)
Incoming properties (this class is range)
| Domain | Property identifier | Range | Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| E7 Activity | crm:P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of) | E5 Event | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 |
| C15 Participation | sdh-slc:P11 is participation in (has participation) | E5 Event | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
| C2 Propositional Situation | sdh:P33 interprets (is interpreted by) | E5 Event | SDHSS Core ongoing |
| C16 Participant Description | sdh-slc:P25 is participant in (has participant) | E5 Event | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
| C10 Intentional Event | sdh:P43 has setting (is setting for) | E5 Event | SDHSS Core ongoing |
| C35 Actor's Quality in Relation to an Event | sdh-slc:P57 is quality in relation to (has related actor's quality) | E5 Event | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
| C38 Presence of a Thing | sdh-slc:P76 is presence in (has presence) | E5 Event | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
| C64 Event Classification | sdh:P82 classifies (is classified by) | E5 Event | SDHSS Core ongoing |
Incoming properties (inherited from ancestors)
Profiles using this class
| Label | Version | Status | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Quality Acquisition - Setting in an Event ongoing | 2 | Ongoing | 2025-07-08 |
| Event - Indirect Participation ongoing | 2 | Ongoing | 2025-07-08 |
| test ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2025-10-06 |
| Silknow working profile | 1 | Ongoing | 2023-10-25 |
| Generic events and phases ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2023-10-25 |
| Object move and presence ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2023-11-23 |
| RiskMap ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2024-05-22 |
| Expression - Presence in Event | 1 | Published | 2025-07-08 |
| Event - Participation light | 1 | Published | 2025-07-08 |
| Event - Participation Detailed | 1 | Published | 2025-07-08 |
| Event - Indirect Participation | 1 | Published | 2025-07-08 |
| Legal Quality Acquisition - Setting in an Event | 1 | Published | 2025-07-08 |
| Event - Participation Detailed ongoing | 2 | Ongoing | 2025-07-08 |
| Event - Participation light ongoing | 2 | Ongoing | 2025-07-08 |
| Expression - Presence in Event ongoing | 2 | Ongoing | 2025-07-08 |
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