text_original: Cunei  form writing is essentially composed of thin, short fines, placed in juxtaposition or crossing each other in a some  470 HOW THE CHALDEANS WROTE BOOKS what clumsy fashion; it has the appearance of numbers of nails scattered about at haphazard, and its angular configuration, and its stifl and spiny appearance, give the inscriptions a dull and forbidding aspect which no artifice of the engraver can overcome.
text_transcription: CONAY FORM WRITING IS ESSENTIALLY COMPOSED OF THIN SHORT LINES PLACED IN JUXTA POSITION OR CROSSING EACH OTHER IN A SOMEWHAT CLUMSY FASHION IT HAS THE APPEARANCE OF NUMBERS OF NAILS SCATTERED ABOUT AT HAPHAZARD AND ITS ANGULAR CONFIGURATION AND ITS STIFF AND SPINY APPEARANCE GIVE THE INSCRIPTIONS A DULL AND FORBIDDING ASPECT WHICH NO ARTIFICE OF THE ENGRAVER CAN OVERCOME
phonemes: kˈʌneɪ fˈɔːɹm ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪz ᵻsˈɛnʃəli kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv θˈɪn, ʃˈɔːɹt fˈaɪnz, plˈeɪst ɪn dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən ɔːɹ kɹˈɔsɪŋ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪn ɐ sˌʌm fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti hˌaʊ ðə tʃˈældiənz ɹˈoʊt bˈʊks wʌt klˈʌmzi fˈæʃən; ɪt hɐz ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌv nˈʌmbɚz ʌv nˈeɪlz skˈæɾɚd ɐbˌaʊt æt hæphˈæzɚd, ænd ɪts ˈæŋɡjʊlɚ kənfˌɪɡjɚɹˈeɪʃən, ænd ɪts stˈaɪfəl ænd spˈaɪni ɐpˈɪɹəns, ɡˈɪv ðɪ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz ɐ dˈʌl ænd fɚbˈɪdɪŋ ˈæspɛkt wˌɪtʃ nˈoʊ ˈɑːɹɾɪfɪs ʌvðɪ ɛŋɡɹˈeɪvɚ kæn ˌoʊvɚkˈʌm.