text_original: darkened and did not give forth his rays, so that vessels lost their course and drifted helplessly, and all men said and confessed that because of the blind  ing of the emperor the sun did not show his beams. Thus did Irene his mother obtain supreme power."
text_transcription: DARKENED AND DID NOT GIVE FORTH HIS RAYS SO THAT VESSELS LOST THEIR COURSE AND DRIFTED HELPLESSLY AND ALL MEN SAID AND CONFESSED THAT BECAUSE OF THE BLINDING OF THE EMPEROR THE SUN DID NOT SHOW HIS BEAMS THUS DID IRENE HIS MOTHER OBTAIN SUPREME POWER
phonemes: dˈɑːɹkənd ænd dɪdnˌɑːt ɡˈɪv fˈɔːɹθ hɪz ɹˈeɪz, sˌoʊ ðæt vˈɛsəlz lˈɔst ðɛɹ kˈɔːɹs ænd dɹˈɪftᵻd hˈɛlpləsli, ænd ˈɔːl mˈɛn sˈɛd ænd kənfˈɛst ðæt bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə blˈaɪnd ˈɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ðə sˈʌn dɪdnˌɑːt ʃˈoʊ hɪz bˈiːmz. ðˈʌs dˈɪd ˈaɪɹiːn hɪz mˈʌðɚɹ əbtˈeɪn suːpɹˈiːm pˈaʊɚ."