text_original: For instance, the Chaldaean conception of the sky was that of a vault divided into eight segments by diameters run  ning from the four cardinal points and from their prin  cipal subdivisions fyitj I the external circle was soon omitted, the transverse lines alone remaining i^Nq which again was simplified into a kind of irregular cross w I
text_transcription: FOR INSTANCE THE CHALDEAN CONCEPTION OF THE SKY WAS THAT OF A VAULT DIVIDED INTO EIGHT SEGMENTS BY DIAMETERS RUNNING FROM THE FOUR CARDINAL POINTS AND FROM THEIR PRINCIPAL SUBDIVISIONS THE EXTERNAL CIRCLE WAS SOON OMITTED THE TRANSVERSE LINES ALONE REMAINING WHICH AGAIN WAS SIMPLIFIED INTO A KIND OF IRREGULAR CROSS
phonemes: fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, ðə tʃældˈiən kənsˈɛpʃən ʌvðə skˈaɪ wʌz ðæt əvə vˈɔlt dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ ˈeɪt sˈɛɡmənts baɪ daɪˈæmɪɾɚz ɹˈʌn nˈɪŋ fɹʌmðə fˈɔːɹ kˈɑːɹdɪnəl pˈɔɪnts ænd fɹʌm ðɛɹ pɹˈɪn sˈɪpəl sˌʌbdᵻvˈɪʒənz fˈɪɪtdʒ aɪ ðɪ ɛkstˈɜːnəl sˈɜːkəl wʌz sˈuːn oʊmˈɪɾᵻd, ðə tɹænsvˈɜːs lˈaɪnz ɐlˈoʊn ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ ˈaɪ ˌɛŋkjˈuː wˌɪtʃ ɐɡˈɛn wʌz sˈɪmplᵻfˌaɪd ˌɪntʊ ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv ɪɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ kɹˈɔs dˈʌbəljˌuː ˈaɪ