ConseggioLigure/seed-instruct-eng-lij huggingface dataset:
Translate to Ligurian (Genoese):
This means that the dead storage volume would be filled up after 300–500 years if the sediment accumulated at the same rate throughout the area of the lake.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Sto fæto chì o veu dî che o volumme de inmazaghinamento completo o saieiva impio dòppo 300-500 anni, se a restaggia a s'ammuggesse co-a mæxima lestixe traverso tutta l'area do lago.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
After construction of the dam, aquatic weeds grew much faster in the clearer water, helped by fertilizer residues.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Dapeu a construçion da diga, e æghe en cresciue do bello ciù a-a spedia inte l'ægua ciù netta, stæte aggiuttæ da-i rescidui de fertilizzante.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
Mediterranean fishing and brackish water lake fishery declined after the dam was finished because nutrients that flowed down the Nile to the Mediterranean were trapped behind the dam.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A pesca mediterranea e l'industria da pesca de lago d'ægua sâ en descheite, apreuvo che a diga a l'é stæta finia, in caxon che i nutrimenti, che se spanzeiva zu de pe-o Nilo scin a-o Mediterraneo, ean imprexonæ de derê a-a diga.
Translate to Genoese:
A concern before the construction of the High Dam had been the potential drop in river-bed level downstream of the Dam as the result of erosion caused by the flow of sediment-free water.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Un lagno avanti da construçion de l'Erta Diga a l'ea stæta a cheita potençiale do livello do letto do sciumme à valle da diga comme conseguensa de l'eroxon caxonâ da-o strixellâ de l'ægua sensa restagge.
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The red-brick construction industry, which consisted of hundreds of factories that used Nile sediment deposits along the river, has also been negatively affected.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
L'industria da construçion de moin rosci, ch'a conscistiva de çentanæa de louëi che deuviava i depòxiti de restagge do Nilo longo o sciumme, a l'é stæta ascì negativamente interessâ.
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
Because of the lower turbidity of the water sunlight penetrates deeper in the Nile water.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Apreuvo a-a ciù bassa storbixe de l'ægua, a luxe do sô a penetra ciù fonda inte l'ægua do Nilo.
Translate to Ligurian:
Construction work began in 1995 and, after some US$220 million had been spent, the complex was officially inaugurated on 16 October 2002.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O lou de construçion o l'é comensou do 1995 e, dapeu che l'é stæto speiso quarcösa comme US$220 mioin, o complesso o l'é stæto offiçialimente inauguou a-i 16 d'ötovie 2002.
Translate from English to Genoese:
The recreation of the ancient library was not only adopted by other individuals and agencies, it garnered support from Egyptian politicians.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A neuva creaçion de l'antiga biblioteca a no l'é solo che adeuttâ da di atri individui e agençie, a guägnava l'arrembo da-i politichi egiçien.
Translate from English to Genoese:
UNESCO's involvement beginning in 1986 created a great opportunity for the project to truly be international in focus.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O coinvolzimento de l'UNESCO, stæto comensou do 1986, o creava unna grande opportunitæ pe-o progetto d'ëse pe in davei internaçionale a-o çentro.
Translate from English to Genoese:
This architectural team consisted of ten members representing six countries.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Sta squaddra architettuâ a conscistiva de dexe membri che representava sëi paixi.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
The first pledges were made for funding the project at a conference held in 1990 in Aswan: USD $65 million, mostly from the MENA states.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
I primmi impegni pe finançiâ o progetto son stæti piggiæ à unna confeensa stæta tegnua do 1990 à Assuan: USD$65 mioin, ciù che tutto da-i stati MENA.
Translate to Ligurian:
In 2010, the library received a donation of 500,000 books from the National Library of France, Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 2010, a biblioteca a l'à reçevuo unna donaçion de 500.000 libbri da-a Biblioteca Naçionale de Fransa, Bibliothèque National de France (BnF).
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
The main reading room stands beneath a 32-meter-high glass-panelled roof, tilted out toward the sea like a sundial, and measuring some 160 m in diameter.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A prinçipâ stansia de lettua a sta de de sotta à un teito erto 32 metri pannellou de veddro, cegou de feua verso o mâ comme unna meridiaña e ch'o mesua quarcösa comme 160 m. de diametro.
Translate to Genoese:
Holding approximately 1,316 artifacts, the Antiquities Museum collection provides a glimpse into Egyptian history from the Pharaonic era to the conquest of Alexander the Great to the Roman civilizations before the advent of Islam across Egypt.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
In contegnî pöcassæ 1316 manofæti, a colleçion do Museo de antighitæ a fornisce un squarso de l'istöia egiçiaña da l'era faraònica scin a-a conquista de Lusciandro o Grande, a-a çivilizzaçion romaña avanti a vegnua de l'Islam inte l'Egitto.
Translate to Ligurian (Genoese):
Microfilm: This section includes microfilms of around 30,000 rare manuscripts and 50,000 documents, as well as a collection from The British Library of around 14,000 Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscripts, which is considered the largest collection in Europe.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Microfilm: sta seçion chì a comprende i microfilm de pöcassæ 30.000 ræi manoscriti e 50.000 documenti, coscì comme a cheuggeita de tòsto 14.000 manoscriti arabi, persien e turchi da-a British Library, ch'a l'é tegnua pe-a ciù grande colleçion inte l'Euröpa.
Translate to Ligurian:
However, in 2010 the library received an additional 500,000 books from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.)
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Tutte e mainee, do 2010 a biblioteca a l'à reçevuo unn'azzonta de 500.000 libbri da-a Bibliotheque Nationale de France.)
Translate from English to Ligurian:
The Great Mosque of Djenné is a large banco or adobe building that is considered by many architects to be one of the greatest achievements of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A Gran Moschea de Djenné a l'é un grande banco ò edifiçio de mon cheutto ch'o l'é tegnuo da un muggio de architetti pe ëse uña de ciù grende euvie do stile architettuâ Sudano-Saelian.
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
The earliest document mentioning the mosque is Abd al-Sadi's Tarikh al-Sudan which gives the early history, presumably from the oral tradition as it existed in the mid-seventeenth century.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O primmo documento chi mensuñe a moschea o l'é Tarikh al-Sudan do Abd al-Sadi, ch'o dà a primma istöia, presummibilmente da-a tradiçion orâ comm'a l'existiva a-a meitæ do secolo dïsetten.
Translate from English to Ligurian:
His immediate successor built the towers of the mosque while the following Sultan built the surrounding wall.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O seu immediou successô o l'à tiou sciù e tore da moschea, tanto che o succescivo Sultan o tiava sciù a miagia d'in gio.
Translate from English to Ligurian:
This would have been the building that Caillié saw.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Sto chì o saieiva stæto l'edifiçio ch'o l'à visto o Caillié.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
The new mosque was a large, low building lacking any towers or ornamentation.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A neuva moschea a l'ea unna grande, bassa construçion ch'a l'à perso ògni tore ò aggibbo.
Translate to Genoese:
The rebuilding was completed in 1907 using forced labour under the direction of Ismaila Traoré, head of Djenné's guild of masons.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A reconstruçion a l'é finia do 1907 con deuviâ da fòrsa travaggio sotta a direçion do Ismailia Traoré, cappo da corpoaçion di massachen de Djenné.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
There has been debate as to what extent the design of the rebuilt mosque was subject to French influence.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Gh'é stæto unna discuscion se quello ch'o l'ingrandiva o progetto da moschea reconstruta o l'ea soggetto à l'influensa franseise.
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
He thought that the cones made the building resemble a baroque temple dedicated to the god of suppositories.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O s'appensava che i còni favan assomeggiâ l'edifiçio à un templio baròcco dedicou a-o dê de suppòste.
Translate to Ligurian:
He also says that local people were so unhappy with the new building that they refused to clean it, only doing so when threatened with prison.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O dixe ascì che e gente do pòsto ean mai tanto descontente do neuvo edifiçio che se refuavan de nettezzâlo, e ô favan solo che quande vegnivan menassæ co-a prexon.
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
The larger tomb to the south contains the remains of Almany Ismaïla, an important imam of the 18th century.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A ciù grande tomba à sud a contëgne i resti do Almany Ismaila, un importante imam do secolo XVIII.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
In some cases, the original surfaces of a mosque have even been tiled over, destroying its historical appearance and in some cases compromising the building's structural integrity.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Inte quarche caxo, e superfiçie originäie de unna moschea son stæte fiña creuvie de ciappelle, con destrue a seu tornua stòrica e inte quarche caxo in compromette l'intreghitæ struttuale de l'edifiçio.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
In 1996, Vogue magazine held a fashion shoot inside the mosque.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 1996, a revista Vogue a l'à tegnuo un servixo fotografico de mòdda drento a moschea.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
It is accessed by six sets of stairs, each decorated with pinnacles.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Se ghe intra da sëi rampe de scæ, ogniduña aggibbâ con di pinnacoli.
Translate from English to Ligurian:
The prayer wall or qibla of the Great Mosque faces east towards Mecca and overlooks the city marketplace.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A miagia da preghea, ò qibla, da Grande Moschea a se vòrze à levante verso a Mecca e a l'ammia da l'erto o mercou da çittæ.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
The cone shaped spires or pinnacles at the top of each minaret are topped with ostrich eggs.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
E scheuggioe à forma de còno, ò i pinnacoli in çimma à ògni minareto en creuvii da de euve de strusso.
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The small, irregularly-positioned windows on the north and south walls allow little natural light to reach the interior of the hall.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
I barcoin piccin, missi abrettio in scê miage nòrd e sud consentan che pöco luxe natuâ a l'arrive à l'indrento da salla.
Translate to Ligurian (Genoese):
The imam conducts the prayers from the mihrab in the larger central tower.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
L'imam o ghia a preghea da-o mirhab inta ciù grande tore çentrale.
Translate this sentence to Ligurian:
To the right of the mihrab in the central tower is a second niche, the pulpit or minbar, from which the imam preaches his Friday sermon.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A-a drita do mirhab inta tore çentrale gh'é un segondo niccio, o purpito ò minbar, da-o quæ l'imam o prica o seu sermon do venardì.
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
The walls of the galleries facing the courtyard are punctuated by arched openings.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
E miage de gallarie che s'avansa in sciô cortî son pontezzæ da de avertue à erco.
Translate to Ligurian:
Rather than a single central niche, the mihrab tower originally had a pair of large recesses echoing the form of the entrance arches in the north wall.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Ciù fito che un niccio scingolo çentrale, a tore do mirhab a l'aiva originaiamente un pâ de gròsci veui che echezzavan a forma di erchi de intrâ inta miagia nòrd.
Translate to Genoese:
It requires several days to cure but needs to be periodically stirred, a task usually falling to young boys who play in the mixture, thus stirring up the contents.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Ghe veu ben ben de giornæ pe cuâlo, ma o l'à de beseugno d'ëse d'ògni un pö remesciou, un incarrego che pe commun o ghe pertocca à di figgeu zoeni che se demoan inta mescciua, coscì da mescciâ i contegnui.
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A race is held at the beginning of the festival to see who will be the first to deliver the plaster to the mosque.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Unna corsa a se tëgne a-o comenso da çelebraçion pe vedde chi o saià o primmo à consegnâ a cäçiña a-a moschea.
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In 1930, an inexact replica of the Djenné Mosque was built in the town of Fréjus in southern France.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 1930, unn'inexatta reprica da moschea Djenné a l'é stæta tiâ sciù inta çittæ de Fréjus inta Fransa meridionâ.
Translate to Genoese:
The original mosque presided over one of the most important Islamic learning centers in Africa during the Middle Ages, with thousands of students coming to study the Quran in Djenné's madrassas.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A moschea originäia a presiedeiva un di ciù importanti çentri de instruçion islamica in Africa into medioevo, con miggiæa de studdenti che ghe vegniva à studdiâ o Coran inte madrasse de Djenné.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
On 20 January 2006 the sight of a team of men hacking at the roof of the mosque sparked a riot in the town.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A-i 20 de zenâ do 2006 a vista de unna squaddra de òmmi che picchettavan in sciô teito da moschea a l'à fæto scciuppâ un remescio in çittæ.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
In the mosque the mob ripped out the ventilation fans that had been presented by the US Embassy at the time of the Iraq War and then went on a rampage through the town.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Inta moschea a mòbba a l'à arrancou e pae de ventilaçion che ean stæte regallæ da l'ambasciâ US a-o tempo da guæra in Iraq e dapeu a s'é descadenâ traverso a çittæ.
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The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly referred to as the Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A grande Sfinge da Giza, dita pe commun a Sfinge de Giza à solo che a Sfinge, a l'é unna statua de carcâ de unna sfinge accoegâ, unna creatua mitològica.
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Furthermore, the angle and location of the south wall of the enclosure suggests the causeway connecting Khafre's Pyramid and Valley Temple already existed before the Sphinx was planned.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
In ciù, o canto e a collocaçion da miagia sud da çenta fan accapî che a stradda sorvelevâ ch’a l’unisce a Piramide de Cheope e a Vallâ di Templi a l'exisiteva de za, avanti che a Sfinge a foïse progettâ.
Translate to Ligurian (Genoese):
When the Stele was re-excavated in 1925, the lines of text referring to Khaf flaked off and were destroyed.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Quande a stele a l'é stæta desotterâ torna do 1925, e righe de testo che se refeivan a-o Khaf se son fregoggiæ e son anæte destrute.
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The cult of the Sphinx continued into medieval times.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O culto da Sfinge o l'é continuou a-i tempi medievali.
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Alexandria, Rosetta, Damietta, Cairo and the Giza Pyramids are described repeatedly, but not necessarily comprehensively.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Alesciandria, Rosetta, Damietta, o Cairo e e piramidi de Giza, en stæte descrite ciù vòtte, ma no neçessaiamente comprenscivamente.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
Seven years after visiting Giza, André Thévet (Cosmographie de Levant, 1556) described the Sphinx as "the head of a colossus, caused to be made by Isis, daughter of Inachus, then so beloved of Jupiter".
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Sette anni apreuvo d'avei vixitou Giza, o André Thévet (Cosmographie de Levant, 1556) o l'à descrito a Sfinge comme «a testa de un colòsso, attribuio à Ixide, figgia de Inaco, dapeu ammâ da Zeuve».
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Johannes Helferich's (1579) Sphinx is a pinched-face, round-breasted woman with a straight haired wig; the only edge over Thévet is that the hair suggests the flaring lappets of the headdress.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A Sfinge do Johannes Helferich (1579) a l'é unna dònna co-o moro pëio, o peto riondo e unna perrucca de cavelli lisci; l'unico ponto de contatto co-o Thévet o l'é che a cavellëa a fa pensâ a-e fade späse do creuvitesta.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
Recent discoveries, however, strongly show that it was really not built before the reign of Khafre, in the fourth dynasty."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
E descoverte ciù neuve, tutte e mainee, fan vedde fortemente che no a l'é stæta tiâ sciù pe in davei avanti o regno de Cheope, inta quarta dinastia».
Translate from English to Genoese:
Maspero believed the Sphinx to be "the most ancient monument in Egypt".
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O Maspero o se creddeiva che a Sfinge a foïse «o ciù antigo monumento de l'Egitto».
Translate to Ligurian (Genoese):
Part of its headdress had fallen off in 1926 due to erosion, which had also cut deeply into its neck.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Unna partia do seu creuvitesta a l'é cheita zu do 1926 apreuvo à l'eroxon, ch'a l'à ben ben taggiâ ascì into còllo.
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The layer in which the head was sculpted is much harder.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O seu into quæ a testa a l'é scorpia o l'é ciù duo pe do bello.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
Other tales ascribe it to being the work of Mamluks.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Atri racconti gh'ascrivan d'ëse o travaggio di Mamelucchi.
Translate to Ligurian (Genoese):
According to al-Maqrīzī, many people living in the area believed that the increased sand covering the Giza Plateau was retribution for al-Dahr's act of defacement.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Segondo o al-Maqrīzī, un muggio de gente ch'a viveiva inte quell'area a se creddeiva che l'æña, stæta cresciua à creuvî à Ciaña de Giza, a l'ea o pagamento pe l'atto de mutilaçion do al-Dahr.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
Al-Minufi stated that the Alexandrian Crusade in 1365 was divine punishment for a Sufi sheikh of the khanqah of Sa'id breaking off the nose.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O Al-Minufi o testemònia che a Croxâ de Lusciandra do 1365 a l'ea o gastigo divin pe un sceicco Sufi do khanqah de Sa'id ch'o gh'aiva rompio o naso.
Translate to Genoese:
The idea is considered pseudoarchaeology by academia, because no textual or archaeological evidence supports this to be the reason for the orientation of the Sphinx.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
L'idea a l'é tegnua pe pseudoarcheologia da l'academia, apreuvo che no gh'é de preuva testuâ ò archeològica chi sostëgne che sto fæto o l'é a raxon de l'orientaçion da Sfinge.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
There is a long history of speculation about hidden chambers beneath the Sphinx, by esoteric figures such as H. Spencer Lewis.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Gh'é unna longa istöia de speculaçion apreuvo à de stansie ascose sotta a Sfinge, da parte de figue esoteriche comme o H. Spencer Lewis.
Translate to Ligurian:
It is believed to be the second most visited historical site in Egypt; only the Giza pyramid complex near Cairo receives more visits.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Se credde ch'o segge o segondo ciù vixitou scito istòrico inte l'Egitto; solo che o complesso de piramide de Giza da arente a-o Cairo o reçeive ciù vixite.
Translate this sentence to Ligurian:
The three other parts, the Precinct of Mut, the Precinct of Montu, and the dismantled Temple of Amenhotep IV, are closed to the public.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
E træ atre parte, o Reçinto de Mut, o Reçinto de Montu, e o Templio arroinou de Amenhotep IV, son serræ a-o pubrico.
Translate to Ligurian (Genoese):
The original temple was destroyed and partially restored by Hatshepsut, although another pharaoh built around it in order to change the focus or orientation of the sacred area.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O templio originäio o l'é stæto cacciou zu e in parte restörou da -a Hatshepsut, sciben che un atro faraon o gh'à tiou sciù d'in gio, tanto da cangiâ o çentro ò l'orientamento de l'area sacra.
Translate this sentence to Genoese:
Construction of temples started in the Middle Kingdom and continued into Ptolemaic times.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A construçion di templi a l'ea comensâ do Mezo Regno e a l'é continuâ di tempi tolemaichi.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
The deities represented range from some of the earliest worshiped to those worshiped much later in the history of the Ancient Egyptian culture.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
E divinitæ representæ van da quarcheduña de primme adoræ à quelle adoræ do bello ciù tardi inte l'istöia da coltua de l'antigo Egitto.
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These architraves may have been lifted to these heights using levers.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Ste architrave chì peuan ëse stæte isæ à quelle ertixe con deuviâ de leve.
Translate from English to Ligurian:
If stone had been used for the ramps, they would have been able to use much less material.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Se a pria a foïse stæta deuviâ pe-e rampe, avieivan posciuo deuviâ un muggio de matëiâ de manco.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
Final carving was executed after the drums were put in place so that it was not damaged while being placed.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A scortua finâ a l'é stæta exeguia dòppo che i tambui ean stæti missi à pòsto, coscì ch'a no foïse dannezzâ tanto che vegnivan collocæ.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
The city of Thebes does not appear to have been of great significance before the Eleventh Dynasty and previous temple building there would have been relatively small, with shrines being dedicated to the early deities of Thebes, the Earth goddess Mut and Montu.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Pâ che a çittæ de Tebe a no l'agge avuo unna grande importansa avanti l'Unzeña Dinastia e i templi stæti alò tiæ sciù pe lì saieivan stæti relativamente piccin, co-e artæ stæte dedicæ a-e primme divinitæ de Tebe, e dee da tæra Mut e Montu.
Translate to Ligurian:
Amun (sometimes called Amen) was long the local tutelary deity of Thebes.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O Amun (de vòtte acciammou Amen) o l'é stæto pe tanto a divinitæ tuteläia locale de Tebe.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
Major construction work in the Precinct of Amun-Re took place during the Eighteenth Dynasty, when Thebes became the capital of the unified Ancient Egypt.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O ciù gròsso travaggio de construçion into Reçinto de Amun-Re o l'à avuo leugo a-i tempi da dixeutteña dinastia, quande Tebe a l'é vegnua à ëse a capitale de l'Antigo Egitto unificou.