collected it,
All I possessed I collected it, of silver;
All I possessed I collected it, of gold;
All I possessed I collected it, the seed of life, the whole.
I caused to go up into the midst of the ship,
All my family and relatives,
The beasts of the field, the animals of the field, the sons of the
artificers--all of them I sent up.
The God [vS]ama[vs] appointed the time--
Muir Kukki--'In the night I will cause the heavens to rain
destruction,
Enter into the midst of the ship, and shut thy door.'
That time approached--
Muir Kukki--In the night the heavens rained destruction
I saw the appearance of the day:
I was afraid to look upon the day--
I entered into the midst of the ship, and shut my door

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At the appearance of dawn in the morning,
There arose from the foundation of heaven a dark cloud:

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The first day, the storm? . . . .
Swiftly it swept, and . . . .
Like a battle against the people it sought.
Brother saw not brother.
The people were not to be recognized. In heaven
The gods feared the flood, and
They fled, they ascended to the heaven of Anu.
The gods kenneled like dogs, crouched down in the enclosures.

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The gods had crouched down, seated in lamentation,
Covered were their lips in the assemblies,
Six days and nights
The wind blew, the deluge and flood overwhelmed the land.
The seventh day, when it came, the storm ceased, the raging flood,
Which had contended like a whirlwind,
Quieted, the sea shrank back, and the evil wind and deluge ended.
I noticed the sea making a noise,
And all mankind had turned to corruption.

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I noted the regions, the shore of the sea,
For twelve measures the region arose.
The ship had stopped at the land of Nisir.
The mountain of Nisir seized the ship, and would not let it pass.
The first day and the second day the mountains of Nisir seized the
ship, and would not let it pass.

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The seventh day, when it came
I sent forth a dove, and it left;
The dove went, it turned about,