text_original: By it suc  ceeding emperors dated the tenure of their power, as by the years of a king's reign, and the formal act by which the title was conferred on the kinsman or the confidant who stood nearest to the throne seemed to point him out for succession to the imperial rank.
text_transcription: BY ITS SUCCEEDING EMPERORS DATED THE TENURE OF THEIR POWER AS BY THE YEARS OF A KING'S REIGN AND THE FORMAL ACT BY WHICH THE TITLE WAS CONFERRED ON THE KINSMAN OR THE CONFIDANT WHO STOOD NEAREST TO THE THRONE SEEMED TO POINT HIM OUT FOR SUCCESSION TO THE IMPERIAL RANK
phonemes: baɪ ɪt sˈʌk sˈiːdɪŋ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz dˈeɪɾᵻd ðə tˈɛnjɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚ, æz baɪ ðə jˈɪɹz əvə kˈɪŋz ɹˈeɪn, ænd ðə fˈɔːɹməl ˈækt baɪ wˌɪtʃ ðə tˈaɪɾəl wʌz kənfˈɜːd ɔnðə kˈɪnzmən ɔːɹ ðə kˈɑːnfɪdˌɑːnt hˌuː stˈʊd nˌɪɹɪst tə ðə θɹˈoʊn sˈiːmd tə pˈɔɪnt hˌɪm ˈaʊt fɔːɹ səksˈɛʃən tə ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɹˈæŋk.