text_original: When a scribe had a text to copy or a document 468 HOW THE CHALD.EANS WROTE BOOKS to draw up, he chose out one of his slabs, which he placed flat upon his left palm, and taking in the right hand a triangular stylus of flint, copper, bronze, or bone, he at once set to work.
text_transcription: WHEN A SCRIBE HAD A TEXT TO COPY OR A DOCUMENT TO DRAW UP HE CHOSE OUT ONE OF HIS SLABS WHICH HE PLACED FLAT UPON HIS LEFT PALM AND TAKING IN THE RIGHT HAND THE TRIANGULAR STYLERS OF FLINT COPPER BRONZE OR BONE HE AT ONCE SET TO WORK
phonemes: wˌɛn ɐ skɹˈaɪb hæd ɐ tˈɛkst tə kˈɑːpi ɔːɹ ɐ dˈɑːkjuːmənt fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt hˌaʊ ðə tʃˈæld.ˈiənz ɹˈoʊt bˈʊks tə dɹˈɔː ˈʌp, hiː tʃˈoʊz ˈaʊt wˈʌn ʌv hɪz slˈæbz, wˌɪtʃ hiː plˈeɪst flˈæt əpˌɑːn hɪz lˈɛft pˈɑːm, ænd tˈeɪkɪŋ ɪnðə ɹˈaɪt hˈænd ɐ tɹaɪˈæŋɡjʊlɚ stˈaɪləs ʌv flˈɪnt, kˈɑːpɚ, bɹˈɑːnz, ɔːɹ bˈoʊn, hiː ɐtwˈʌns sˈɛt tə wˈɜːk.