On toolforge, I try to get labels, aliases, and descriptions for Q823 (via "sql wikidata" shell command):
MariaDB [wikidatawiki_p]> SELECT * FROM wb_terms where term_full_entity_id='Q823' ; Empty set (0.05 sec)
None of these show up. It's not replication lag, because the first edits (including labels) on that item date back to 2012:
https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q823&limit=500&action=history
Expected: Dozens of rows with labels, aliases, and descriptions
Observed: None of those