text_original: To the Mahometans the triumph of Lord Ellenborough was simply an insult. To the Hindoos the offer was ridiculous, for the temple of Somnauth itself was in ruins, and the ground it covered was trodden by Mahometans. To finish the absurdity, the gates proved not to be genuine relics at all.
text_transcription: TO THE MAHOMETANS THE TRIUMPH OF LORD ELLENBURGH WAS SIMPLY AN INSULT TO THE HINDUS THE OFFER WAS RIDICULOUS FOR THE TEMPLE OF SOMNOTH ITSELF WAS IN RUINS AND THE GROUND HAD COVERED WAS TRODDEN BY MAHOMMEDANS TO FINISH THE ABSURDITY THE GATES PROVED NOT TO BE GENUINE RELICS AT ALL
phonemes: tə ðə mˈæhoʊmtənz ðə tɹˈaɪʌmf ʌv lˈɔːɹd ˈɛlənbˌʌɹoʊ wʌz sˈɪmpli ɐn ˈɪnsʌlt. tə ðə hˈɪnduːz ðɪ ˈɔfɚ wʌz ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs, fɚðə tˈɛmpəl ʌv sɑːmnˈɔːθ ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz ɪn ɹˈuːɪnz, ænd ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ɪt kˈʌvɚd wʌz tɹˈɑːdən baɪ mˈæhoʊmtənz. tə fˈɪnɪʃ ðɪ ɐbsˈɜːdᵻɾi, ðə ɡˈeɪts pɹˈuːvd nˌɑːt təbi dʒˈɛnjuːɪn ɹˈɛlɪks æɾ ˈɔːl.