def METHOD_NAME(derivation_iri: str, sparql_client):
    query_timestamp = """SELECT ?time WHERE { <%s> <%s>/<%s>/<%s> ?time .}""" % (
        derivation_iri, TIME_HASTIME, TIME_INTIMEPOSITION, TIME_NUMERICPOSITION)
    # the queried results must be converted to int, otherwise it will not be comparable
    return int(sparql_client.performQuery(query_timestamp)[0]['time'])