ðə "ˈeɪntʃənt skɹˈɪpt tˈɛksts" wɜː ðə wˈʌnz ðæt ˈɔf ænd ˌɔn sˈɪns ðə lˈeɪt sˈɛkənd ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛntʃɚɹi bˌiːsˈiː hæd tˈɜːnd ˈʌp, sˌʌm dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪnðə wˈɔːlz ʌv kənfjˈuːʃəsᵻz ɹˈɛzᵻdəns, ɔːɹ ɪn wˈɔːɹɪŋ stˈeɪts pˈiəɹɪəd ɡɹˈeɪvz.
The "ancient script texts" were the ones that off and on since the late 2nd and during the 1st century BC had turned up, some discovered in the walls of Confucius's residence, or in Warring States period graves.