text_original: These were, the surrender to Pippin of one third of the royal hoard stored up through many generations at Pavia, the bestowal of large presents on the nobles of the Prankish court, the payment of long arrears of tribute, and, now at length in very deed, the cession of the cities of the exarchate * and the Pentapolis.* But to whom were these cities, wrested as they had been by the Lombards from the representative of the Eastern Emperor, to be ceded?
text_transcription: THESE WERE THE SURRENDER TO PIPPIN OF ONE THIRD OF THE ROYAL HORDE STORED UP THROUGH MANY GENERATIONS AT PHILA THE BESTOWAL OF LARGE PRESENTS ON THE NOBLES OF THE FRANKISH COURT THE PAYMENT OF LONG ARREARS OF TRIBUTE AND NOW AT LENGTH IN VERY DEED THE SESSION OF THE CITIES OF THE EXHARCATE AND THE PENTOPOLIS BUT TO WHOM WERE THESE CITIES RESTED AS THEY HAD BEEN BY THE LOMBARDS FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EASTERN EMPEROR TO BE SEATED
phonemes: ðˈiːz wɜː, ðə sɚɹˈɛndɚ tə pˈɪpɪn ʌv wˈʌn θˈɜːd ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl hˈɔːɹd stˈɔːɹd ˌʌp θɹuː mˈɛni dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz æt pˈæviə, ðə bᵻstˈoʊəl ʌv lˈɑːɹdʒ pɹˈɛzənts ɔnðə nˈoʊbəlz ʌvðə pɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɔːɹt, ðə pˈeɪmənt ʌv lˈɔŋ ɚɹˈɪɹz ʌv tɹˈɪbjuːt, ænd, nˈaʊ æt lˈɛŋθ ɪn vˈɛɹi dˈiːd, ðə sˈɛʃən ʌvðə sˈɪɾiz ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈɑːɹtʃeɪt ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ænd ðə pɛntˈæpəlˌɪs.ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk bˌʌt tə hˈuːm wɜː ðiːz sˈɪɾiz, ɹˈɛstᵻd æz ðeɪ hɐdbɪn baɪ ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz fɹʌmðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, təbi sˈiːdᵻd?