<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMto Sinai, ambao uliwavutia Wamisri wa kale kama chanzo cha rangi ya turquoise, ulikuwa maarufu kwa tukio moja tu, lakini kwa hakika lilikuwa muhimu.  <response>: Favored by the Ancient Egyptians as a source of turquoise, the Sinai was, until recently, famed for only one event but certainly an important one. 