16. I (established) ........ each day 17. I (established) ........ beer, food, and wine; 18. (I collected them) like the waters of a river, and 19. (I collected) like the dust of the earth, and 20. (in the ship) the food with my hand I placed. 21. (Through the help of) Samas the seaworthiness of the ship was accomplished. 22. ... they were strong and 23. the tackling of the ship I caused to bring above and below. 24. ........ they went in two-thirds of it. —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 25. All I possessed I collected it, all I possessed I collected it in silver, 26. all I possessed I collected it in gold, 27. all I possessed I collected it in the seed of life of all kinds. 28. I caused everything to go up into the ship, my slaves and my handmaids, 29. the beast of the field, the wild animal of the field, the sons of the people all of them, I caused to go up. 30. The season Samas fixed and 31. he spake saying: In the night I will cause it to rain from heaven heavily, 32. enter into the midst of the ship and shut thy door. 33. That season came round (of which) 34. he spake saying: In the night I will cause it to rain from heaven heavily. 35. Of the day I reached its evening, 36. the day of watching fear I had. 37. I entered into the midst of the ship and shut my door. 38. On closing the ship to Buzur-sadi-rabi the boatman 39. the habitation I gave with its goods. —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 40. Mu-seri-ina-namari 41. arose, from the horizon of heaven a black cloud. 42. Rimmon in the midst of it thundered, and 43. Nebo and the Wind-god went in front, 44. the throne-bearers went over the mountain and plain, 45. Nergal the mighty removes the wicked, 46. Ninip goes in front, he casts down, 47. the spirits of earth carried destruction, 48. in their terror they shake the earth; 49. of Rimmon his flood reached to heaven. 50. The darkened (earth to a waste) was turned, COLUMN III. 1. the surface of the earth like .... they covered, 2. (it destroyed all) living beings from the face of the earth; 3. the raging (deluge) over the people, reached to heaven. 4. Brother saw not his brother, men did not know one another. In heaven 5. the gods feared the whirlwind and 6. sought a refuge; they ascended to the heaven of Anu. 7. The gods like dogs were fixed, in a heap did they lie down. 8. Spake Istar like a child, 9. the great goddess uttered her speech: 10. All to clay are turned and 11. that which I in the presence of the gods prophesied (even evil has happened). 12. As I prophesied in the presence of the gods evil, 13. to evil (were devoted) all my people, the trouble I prophesied thus: 14. I the mother have begotten my people, and 15. like the young of the fishes they fill the sea. And 16. the gods because of the spirits of earth are weeping with me. 17. The gods on seats are seated in lamentation, 18. covered were their lips for the coming evil.