text_original: Cortez observed one of the cazique's attendants busy sketching, and found that he was drawing the Spaniards, their costumes, and arms. This was the picture writing of the Aztecs, and the chief informed him that the pictures would be sent to Montezuma.
text_transcription: CORTEZ OBSERVED ONE OF THE KAZIQUE'S ATTENDANTS BUSY SKETCHING AND FOUND THAT HE WAS DRAWING THE SPANIARDS THEIR COSTUMES AND ARMS THIS WAS THE PICTURE WRITING OF THE AZTECS AND THE CHIEF INFORMED HIM THAT THE PICTURES WOULD BE SENT TO MONTEZUMA
phonemes: kɔːɹtˈɛz əbzˈɜːvd wˈʌn ʌvðə kæzˈiːkz ɐtˈɛndənts bˈɪzi skˈɛtʃɪŋ, ænd fˈaʊnd ðæt hiː wʌz dɹˈɔːɪŋ ðə spˈænɪɚdz, ðɛɹ kˈɔstuːmz, ænd ˈɑːɹmz. ðɪs wʌzðə pˈɪktʃɚ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈæztɛks, ænd ðə tʃˈiːf ɪnfˈɔːɹmd hˌɪm ðætðə pˈɪktʃɚz wʊd biː sˈɛnt tə mˌɔntɪzˈuːmə.