text_original: I have sometimes wondered whether it ever occurred to an ancient Egyptian artist to try to place himself in the attitude in which he elected to represent his fellow creatures — namely, with his body at a right angle to his legs and his profile. He would have found it extremely uncomfortable, not to say impossible.
text_transcription: I HAVE SOMETIMES WONDERED WHETHER IT EVER OCCURRED TO AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ARTIST TO TRY TO PLACE HIMSELF IN THE ATTITUDE IN WHICH HE ELECTED TO REPRESENT HIS FELLOW CREATURES NAMELY WITH HIS BODY AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO HIS LEGS AND HIS PROFILE HE WOULD HAVE FOUND IT EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE NOT TO SAY IMPOSSIBLE
phonemes: aɪ hæv sˈʌmtaɪmz wˈʌndɚd wˈɛðɚɹ ɪɾ ˈɛvɚɹ əkˈɜːd tʊ ɐn ˈeɪntʃənt ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ˈɑːɹɾɪst tə tɹˈaɪ tə plˈeɪs hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðɪ ˈæɾɪtˌuːd ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt hɪz fˈɛloʊ kɹˈiːtʃɚz — nˈeɪmli, wɪð hɪz bˈɑːdi æɾɚ ɹˈaɪt ˈæŋɡəl tə hɪz lˈɛɡz ænd hɪz pɹˈoʊfaɪl. hiː wʊdhɐv fˈaʊnd ɪɾ ɛkstɹˈiːmli ʌŋkˈʌmftəbəl, nˌɑːt tə sˈeɪ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl.