<origDate>contains any form of date, used to identify the date of origin for a manuscript or manuscript part.
Attributes:
Example
<origDate>3rd century BCE</origDate>
Class
Declaration
<!ELEMENT origDate  - -  (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST origDate	%a.global;
        %a.datable; >
See further2.2.1. Origination and material

Appendix A Reference Documentation for Elements and Classes