<origDate>

<origDate> (origin date) contains any form of date, used to identify the date of origin for a manuscript, manuscript part, or other object. [10.3.1. Origination]
Modulemsdescription
AttributesAttributes att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @style, @rendition)) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) (att.global.source (@source)) att.datable (@calendar, @period) (att.datable.w3c (@when, @notBefore, @notAfter, @from, @to)) (att.datable.iso (@when-iso, @notBefore-iso, @notAfter-iso, @from-iso, @to-iso)) (att.datable.custom (@when-custom, @notBefore-custom, @notAfter-custom, @from-custom, @to-custom, @datingPoint, @datingMethod)) att.dimensions (@precision, @unit, @quantity, @extent, @scope) (att.ranging (@atLeast, @atMost, @min, @max, @confidence)) att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.editLike (evidence, @instant)
evidence Suggested values include: 1] archaeological-context; 2] internal-date; 3] lettering; 4] material-context; 5] nomenclature; 6] office; 7] prosopography; 8] textual-context; 9] titulature
Status Optional
Datatype 1–6 occurrences of  separated by whitespace
Suggested values include:
archaeological-context
Dated by the archaeolgical context, stratigraphy or associated finds
internal-date
Dated by explicit internal date
lettering
Text dated palaeographically
material-context
Dated by the material, iconographic or other physical context of the object itself
nomenclature
Text dated by nomenclature or onomastics
office
Text dated by an office or rank, e.g. the reign of an emperor or other ruler
prosopography
Text dated by known persons named or implied within it
textual-context
Dated via textual or linguistic context (other than explicit date or titles)
titulature
Dated by the use of official titles
Member of
model.pPart.msdesc
Contained by
core: date head l time
dictionaries: form
header: catDesc creation
msdescription: origDate
textcrit: lem rdg
textstructure: dateline docImprint
May contain
analysis: c interp interpGrp m pc phr s w
certainty: certainty precision
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct ellipsis email emph expan foreign gap gb gloss graphic hi index lb measure measureGrp media mentioned milestone name note noteGrp num orig pb ptr q ref reg rs ruby sic soCalled term time title unclear unit
dictionaries: lang
figures: figure notatedMusic
gaiji: g
header: idno
linking: anchor join link linkGrp seg
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName location objectName offset orgName persName persPronouns placeName region roleName settlement state surname
textcrit: app
transcr: addSpan am damage delSpan ex fw handShift listTranspose metamark mod redo retrace secl space subst substJoin supplied surplus undo
Declaration
element origDate
{
   tei_att.global.attributes,
   tei_att.datable.attributes,
   tei_att.dimensions.attributes,
   tei_att.editLike.attribute.instant,
   tei_att.typed.attributes,
   attribute evidence
   {
      list
      {
         (
            "archaeological-context"
          | "internal-date"
          | "lettering"
          | "material-context"
          | "nomenclature"
          | "office"
          | "prosopography"
          | "textual-context"
          | "titulature"
         ),
         (
            "archaeological-context"
          | "internal-date"
          | "lettering"
          | "material-context"
          | "nomenclature"
          | "office"
          | "prosopography"
          | "textual-context"
          | "titulature"
         )?,
         (
            "archaeological-context"
          | "internal-date"
          | "lettering"
          | "material-context"
          | "nomenclature"
          | "office"
          | "prosopography"
          | "textual-context"
          | "titulature"
         )?,
         (
            "archaeological-context"
          | "internal-date"
          | "lettering"
          | "material-context"
          | "nomenclature"
          | "office"
          | "prosopography"
          | "textual-context"
          | "titulature"
         )?,
         (
            "archaeological-context"
          | "internal-date"
          | "lettering"
          | "material-context"
          | "nomenclature"
          | "office"
          | "prosopography"
          | "textual-context"
          | "titulature"
         )?,
         (
            "archaeological-context"
          | "internal-date"
          | "lettering"
          | "material-context"
          | "nomenclature"
          | "office"
          | "prosopography"
          | "textual-context"
          | "titulature"
         )?
      }
   }?,
   ( text | tei_model.gLike | tei_model.phrase | tei_model.global )*
}
Example
<origDate notBefore="-0300"
 notAfter="-0200">3rd century BCE</origDate>