However, it is unknown which official supervised Suebe and there is no record that shows Suebe became Tomobe (administrative officials), Shinabe and Zakko (groups of technicians), who belonged to a specific government official, under the Ritsuryo system (especially, Yoro Ritsuryo Code).
ただし、陶部が属していた伴部は明らかではなく、律令制（少なくても養老律令）の下で特定の官司に所属した伴部・品部・雑戸になったことを示す記録も存在しない。