text_original: They have left no written records; indeed, the use of letters, or of any simplest hieroglyphics, was to them unknown.
text_transcription: THEY HAVE LEFT NO WRITTEN RECORDS INDEED THE USE OF LETTERS OR OF ANY SIMPLEST HIEROGLYPHICS WAS TO THEM UNKNOWN
phonemes: ðeɪ hæv lˈɛft nˈoʊ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɹˈɛkɚdz; ˌɪndˈiːd, ðə jˈuːs ʌv lˈɛɾɚz, ɔːɹ ʌv ˌɛni sˈɪmpəlɪst hˌaɪɚɹəɡlˈɪfɪks, wʌz tə ðˌɛm ʌnnˈoʊn.