date

<date>

<date> contains a date in any format. 3.5.4 Dates and Times 2.2.4 Publication, Distribution, etc. 2.5 The Revision Description 3.11.2.3 Imprint, Pagination, and Other Details 15.2.3 The Setting Description 13.3.6 Dates and Times

Module

core — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents

Attributes

[att.datable att.duration att.editLike att.typed ]

calendar

indicates the system or calendar to which the date belongs.

Status

Optional

Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>

data.enumerated

Suggested values include:

Gregorian	Gregorian calendar
Julian	Julian calendar
Islamic	Islamic or Muslim (hijri) lunar calendar
Hebrew	Hebrew or Jewish lunisolar calendar
Revolutionary	French Revolutionary calendar
Iranian	Iranian or Persian (Jalaali) solar calendar
Coptic	Coptic or Alexandrian calendar
Chinese	Chinese lunisolar calendar

He was born on
<date calendar="Gregorian">Feb. 22, 1732</date>
(<date calendar="Julian" when="1732-02-22"> Feb. 11, 1731/32, O.S.</date>).

Declaration

<rng:element name="date">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.datable.w3c.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.datable.iso.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.duration.w3c.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.duration.iso.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.editLike.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="calendar">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>Gregorian</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Julian</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Islamic</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Hebrew</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Revolutionary</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Iranian</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Coptic</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Chinese</rng:value>
    <rng:data type="Name"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:text/>
   <rng:ref name="model.gLike"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.phrase"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>

element date
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.datable.w3c.attributes,
   att.datable.iso.attributes,
   att.duration.w3c.attributes,
   att.duration.iso.attributes,
   att.editLike.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   attribute calendar
   {
      "Gregorian"
    | "Julian"
    | "Islamic"
    | "Hebrew"
    | "Revolutionary"
    | "Iranian"
    | "Coptic"
    | "Chinese"
    | xsd:Name
   }?,
   ( text | model.gLike | model.phrase | model.global )*
}

Example

<date when="1980-02">early February 1980</date>

Example

Given on the <date when="1977-06-12">Twelfth Day of June
in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Seventy-seven of the Republic the Two Hundredth and first
and of the University the Eighty-Sixth.</date>

Example

<date when="1990-09">September 1990</date>

Contained by

model.dateLike model.publicationStmtPart

May contain

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certainty: certainty respons