| <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 further | 2.2.1. Origination and material | |