text_original: General Nott had been ordered to bring back with him as a trophy the gates of Somnath from the tomb of the Sultan Mahmud at Ghazni. These gates were reputed to have been canied away from a great temple in India by Mahmud in the eleventh century.
text_transcription: GENERAL KNOTT HAD BEEN ORDERED TO BRING BACK WITH HIM AS A TROPHY THE GATES OF SOME NATH FROM THE TOMB OF THE SULTAN MAMWOOD AT GAZNI THESE GATES WERE REPUTED TO HAVE BEEN CARRIED AWAY FROM A GREAT TEMPLE IN INDIA BY MAMWOOD IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY
phonemes: dʒˈɛnɚɹəl nˈɑːt hɐdbɪn ˈɔːɹdɚd tə bɹˈɪŋ bˈæk wɪð hˌɪm æz ɐ tɹˈoʊfi ðə ɡˈeɪts ʌv sɑːmnˈæθ fɹʌmðə tˈuːm ʌvðə sˈʌltən mˈɑːmʌd æt ɡˈɑːzni. ðiːz ɡˈeɪts wɜː ɹᵻpjˈuːɾᵻd tə hɐvbɪn kˈeɪnid ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt tˈɛmpəl ɪn ˈɪndiə baɪ mˈɑːmʌd ɪnðɪ ᵻlˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.