《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪十四》
刁协年老，难耐骑乘之苦，平素又缺少恩惠，招募随从人员时，大家都推委不去。刁协出行至江乘，被人所杀，把首级送给王敦。
协老，不堪骑乘，素无恩纪，募从者，皆委之，行至江乘，为人所杀，送首于敦。
Diao Xie was old and could not bear to ride a horse, and he had not shown any favor in normal times, so when he recruited people to accompany him, they all declined to go. Diao Xie traveled to Jiangcheng, was killed by someone, and his head was sent to Wang Dun.