《魏书·列传·卷三十八》
但由于戎事缠身，恨不能对他极尽礼节。可赐予布帛丝织物二千匹、棺木与葬器、朝衣一套，并替他营造坟茔墓地。 朝廷给尉元定谥号为景桓公。
卒，赠博陵太守，重赠镇军将军、洛州刺史，谥曰敬。
However, because of the war, I regret that I cannot treat him with the utmost courtesy. I can give him two thousand pieces of cloth and silk fabrics, a coffin and burial utensils, a set of court clothes, and build a tomb for him. The imperial court posthumously granted Yuan Ding the title of Duke Jinghuan.