text_original: The stone ground was left in its natural tint, but the figures and the hieroglyphics and the draperies were painted in brilliant hues. No knowledge' of perspective had the Assyrian artist, but his work, limited as was his domain, did tell a story clearly and interestingly.
text_transcription: THE STONE GROUND WAS LEFT IN ITS NATURAL TINT BUT THE FIGURES AND THE HIEROGLYPHICS AND THE DRAPERIES WERE PAINTED IN BRILLIANT HUES NO KNOWLEDGE OF PERSPECTIVE HAD THE ASSYRIAN ARTIST BUT HIS WORK LIMITED AS WAS HIS DOMAIN DID TELL A STORY CLEARLY AND INTERESTINGLY
phonemes: ðə stˈoʊn ɡɹˈaʊnd wʌz lˈɛft ɪn ɪts nˈætʃɚɹəl tˈɪnt, bˌʌt ðə fˈɪɡjɚz ænd ðə hˌaɪɚɹəɡlˈɪfɪks ænd ðə dɹˈeɪpɚɹiz wɜː pˈeɪntᵻd ɪn bɹˈɪliənt hjˈuːz. nˈoʊ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv pɚspˈɛktɪv hæd ðɪ ɐsˈɪɹiən ˈɑːɹɾɪst, bˌʌt hɪz wˈɜːk, lˈɪmɪɾᵻd æz wʌz hɪz dəmˈeɪn, dˈɪd tˈɛl ɐ stˈɔːɹi klˈɪɹli ænd ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋli.