It is said that Emperor Tenmu made HIEDA no Are recite the Teiki from memory along with the "Kyuji" (mythical tradition), and later this was said to be the basic historical material for the compilation of the later Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) and Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan).
『旧辞』と共に、天武天皇が稗田阿礼に暗誦させたといわれ、のちに記紀編纂の基本史料となったと伝えられる。