Manipuri to English:
ꯄ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯤ ꯗ ꯑꯦꯜꯗꯔꯅ ꯈꯟꯅꯔꯝꯕ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯤꯂꯣꯃꯤꯇꯔ ꯱꯲ (ꯃꯥꯏꯜ ꯷.꯵)ꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗꯤ ꯀꯦꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯔꯃꯤꯌꯦꯟ ꯀꯪꯐꯥꯜꯅ ꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩ ꯑꯍꯨꯝꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯝꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯏ꯭ꯁꯊꯃꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ ꯏꯔꯝ ꯑꯃ ꯐꯥꯠꯄꯅꯤ꯫
Pliny the Elder adds that the planned distance was 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), and the purpose was to cut a canal through the isthmus to connect the Caystrian and Hermaean bays.