This essay discusses about two newepitaphs of the Tang and the Song dynasties ,which have been explained incorrectly . Through several examples ,the author shows how to pause sentences ,howto differentiate positions and personal ranks ,and how to differentiate formal and informal names of official positions ,etc .By writing this paper ,the author wi shes young scholars of archeology could do more study on bureaucracy ,which will definitely improve the academic level of the study of the newl y unearthed literatures .