text_original: HOW THE CHALDEANS WROTE BOOKS BY G. MASPERO The position of a scribe was an important one. We continually meet with it in all grades of society — in the palaces, in the temples, in the storehouses, in private dwellings ; in fine, the scribe was ubiquitous, at court, in the town, in the country, in the army, managing affairs both small and great, and seeing that they were carried on regularly.
text_transcription: HOW THE CHALDEANS WROTE BOOKS BY G MASPERO THE POSITION OF A SCRIBE WAS AN IMPORTANT ONE WE CONTINUALLY MEET WITH IT IN ALL GRADES OF SOCIETY IN THE PALACES IN THE TEMPLES IN THE STOREHOUSES IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS IN FINE THE SCRIBE WAS UBIQUITOUS AT COURT IN THE TOWN IN THE COUNTRY IN THE ARMY MANAGING AFFAIRS BOTH SMALL AND GREAT AND SEEING THAT THEY WERE CARRIED ON REGULARLY
phonemes: hˌaʊ ðə tʃˈældiənz ɹˈoʊt bˈʊks baɪ dʒˈiː. mæspˈɛɹoʊ ðə pəzˈɪʃən əvə skɹˈaɪb wʌz ɐn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt wˌʌn. wiː kəntˈɪnjuːəli mˈiːt wɪð ɪɾ ɪn ˈɔːl ɡɹˈeɪdz ʌv səsˈaɪəɾi — ɪnðə pˈælɪsᵻz, ɪnðə tˈɛmpəlz, ɪnðə stˈɔːɹhaʊzᵻz, ɪn pɹˈaɪvət dwˈɛlɪŋz ; ɪn fˈaɪn, ðə skɹˈaɪb wʌz juːbˈɪkwɪɾəs, æt kˈɔːɹt, ɪnðə tˈaʊn, ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi, ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, mˈænɪdʒɪŋ ɐfˈɛɹz bˈoʊθ smˈɔːl ænd ɡɹˈeɪt, ænd sˈiːɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ wɜː kˈæɹid ˌɔn ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli.