《旧唐书·列传·卷四十八》
右司员外郎刘同升、都官员外郎韦廉以杜暹有忠孝之美，认为所谥没有完全表现他的品行，建议更改。
右司员外郎刘同升、都官员外郎韦廉以暹有忠孝之美，所谥不尽其行，建议驳之。
Liu Tongsheng, former right minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Wei Lian, former assistant secretary of the Ministry of Civil Administration, believed that the posthumous title did not fully represent Du Xian's qualities because he was loyal and filial. They suggested changing it.