《明史·志·卷二十四》
十二年正月，开始在大祀殿合祭，太祖亲自撰写《大祀文》和歌九章永乐十八年，京都大祀殿建成，规模样式如同南塞。
十二年正月，始合祀于大祀殿，太祖亲作《大祀文》并歌九章。永乐十八年，京都大祀殿成，规制如南京。
In the first month of the year in the twelfth year of Emperor Taizu's reign, combined sacrifices began to be performed in the Great Temple of Sacrifice, and the emperor personally wrote the Great Temple of Sacrifice script and nine chapters of the Yongle Canon. Eighteen years later, the Great Temple of Sacrifice in the capital was completed, and its design and scale were the same as those of Nanjing.