右先祖考所撰灵枢识六卷。向仅行钞本。（琰）先君深憾其传之不远。将为刊本。以公于世。乃与（佶）
先兄谋。命（佶琰）从家所藏稿本。重加订正。未及付梓。而先君先兄不幸后先即世。不肖等以菲材猥忝先职。
恒恐是举之荏苒不果。无以仰奉先志。会医 新开活字局。遂俾千贺（久证）余语（瑞信）及（佶）嗣子（元
昶）等。更相雠校。从活字刷印。装成数部帙。庶乎与素问识并行。均为读此经者之津筏。虽未能若板本之精
善。而抑亦先君先兄表章遗书之意欤。盖尝考之。此经与太素经互相参对。旨义较然。不假旁引曲证者有之。
从前诸家之说。更似骈拇枝指者有之。惜当日其书仍未出。俾其出先祖考在日。其所辨订补正。宜何如也。刻
已告竣。并附着斯言。使后学有考焉。
文久癸亥仲秋
孙（元佶元琰）拜手谨志
这是先祖考所撰写的《灵枢识》六卷。此前仅有手抄本流传。（琰）的先父对此书未能广泛流传深感遗憾，打算将其刊刻成书，以公之于众。于是与（佶）的长兄商议，命（佶、琰）二人依据家中收藏的手稿底本，重新加以校订修正。尚未来得及付印，先父和长兄便不幸相继去世。我们这些人资质平庸，却愧居继承先人遗志的重任，常常担心此事拖延而无果，无法上承先人的志向。恰逢医家新开活字印刷局，于是委托千贺（久证）、余语（瑞信）以及（佶）的嗣子（元昶）等人，互相校对文字，采用活字刷印，装订成若干部册。希望此书能与《素问识》并行于世，都成为研读这部经典的津梁。虽然未必能像雕版印刷那样精良完善，但也算是实现了先父和长兄表彰遗书的意愿吧。我曾考察过，这部经典与《太素经》相互参照，主旨义理较为明显，其中有不需旁征博引、曲折论证就能明白的地方；从前各家学者的解说，有的似乎如同骈拇枝指（多余无用之物）。可惜当时该书仍未问世，假如能让它面世，先祖考在世时，他所进行的辨析、订正和补充，该会达到何种程度呢？刻印工作现已宣告完成，并附上这番话，使后学者有所考证。
文久癸亥年仲秋
孙（元佶、元琰）叩首敬记
The above is *Lingshu Shi* (Commentary on the Lingshu), six volumes, written by my late grandfather. Previously, only manuscript copies were circulated. My father deeply regretted that its transmission was not widespread and intended to publish it as a printed book to make it available to the public. He then consulted with my elder brother Ji (佶) and ordered us, Ji (佶) and Yan (琰), to carefully revise and correct the text based on the draft manuscripts kept in our family collection. Before we could send it to press, both my father and elder brother unfortunately passed away one after another. We, though of mediocre talent, presumptuously inherited this duty, constantly fearing that this project would drag on without completion, failing to fulfill our ancestors' wishes. Coincidentally, a new movable type printing bureau opened within the medical community. We thus entrusted Qianhe (Jiuzheng), Yu Yu (Ruixin), and Yuan Chang (Yuanchang), the adopted son of Ji (佶), among others, to mutually proofread the text. It was then printed using movable type and bound into several sets. We hope it will run parallel with *Suwen Shi* (Commentary on the Suwen), serving as a ferry for those studying this classic. Although it may not be as exquisite as woodblock printing, it nonetheless reflects the intention of my father and elder brother to promote their ancestor's posthumous work. I have examined this classic against the *Taisu Jing* (Classic of Great Simplicity); their meanings are relatively clear, and there are instances where no side references or tortuous proofs are needed. Some explanations from previous scholars seem like "extra toes and branches" (superfluous and useless additions). It is a pity that the book did not appear at that time; had it been published during my grandfather's lifetime, how extensive would his辨正 (analysis, correction, and supplementation) have been? The engraving is now complete. I attach these words so that future students may have something to reference.
Mid-Autumn Month of Guihai Year, Bunyu Era
Grandson (Yuanji, Yuanyan) bows his hands and records with respect.