text_original: The Isthmus of Suez too was cared for in the interests of trade ; and the name of Trajan which it bears in Ptolemy points to the efforts of the monarch to carry out the needful works in connexion with the granite quarries of the neighbouring Claudian range, in which inscriptions of the period are found.
text_transcription: THE ISTHMUS OF SUEZ TOO IS CARED FOR IN THE INTERESTS OF TRADE AND THE NAME OF TRAJAN WHICH IT BEARS IN PTOLEMY POINTS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE MONARCH TO CARRY OUT THE NEEDFUL WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH THE GRANITE QUARRIES OF THE NEIGHBOURING CLAUDIAN RANGE IN WHICH INSCRIPTIONS OF THE PERIOD ARE FOUND
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɪsθməs ʌv sˈuːɪz tˈuː wʌz kˈɛɹd fɔːɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv tɹˈeɪd ; ænd ðə nˈeɪm ʌv tɹˈædʒən wˌɪtʃ ɪt bˈɛɹz ɪn tˈoʊlmi pˈɔɪnts tə ðɪ ˈɛfɚts ʌvðə mˈɑːnɚk tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt ðə nˈiːdfəl wˈɜːks ɪn kənˈɛkʃən wɪððə ɡɹˈænɪt kwˈɔːɹiz ʌvðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ klˈɔːdiən ɹˈeɪndʒ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz ʌvðə pˈiəɹɪəd ɑːɹ fˈaʊnd.