att.sortable

att.sortable provides attributes for elements in lists or groups that are sortable, but whose sorting key cannot be derived mechanically from the element content. [1 The TEI Infrastructure]
Modultei — The TEI Infrastructure
Mitgliederbibl biblFull biblStruct entry entryFree event idno item list listApp listBibl listChange listEvent listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace listRelation listWit msDesc nym org person personGrp place relation relationGrp superEntry term witness
AttributeAttribute
sortKeysupplies the sort key for this element in an index, list or group which contains it.
Zustand Optional
Datentyp 

<rng:ref name="data.word"/>
data.word
Werte a sequence of characters which, when sorted with the other values, will produced the desired order; specifics of sort key construction are application-dependent.
David's other principal backer, Josiah
ha-Kohen <index indexName="NAMES">
 <term sortKey="Azarya_Josiah_Kohen">Josiah ha-Kohen b. Azarya</term>
</index> b. Azarya, son of one of the last gaons of Sura was David's own first
cousin.