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81.	the beasts of the field, the animals of the field, and the sons of the army all of them, I caused to go up.
82.	A flood Shamas made, and
83.	he spake saying in the night, 'I will cause it to rain from heaven heavily;
84.	enter to the midst of the ship, and shut thy door,'
85.	A flood he raised, and
86.	he spake saying in the night, 'I will cause it to rain from heaven heavily.'
87.	In the day that I celebrated his festival
88.	the day which he had appointed; fear I had,
89.	I entered to the midst of the ship, and shut my door;
90.	to guide the ship, to Buzursadirabi the pilot,
91.	the palace I gave to his hand.
92.	The raging of a storm in the morning
93.	arose, from the horizon of heaven extending and wide
94.	Vul in the midst of it thundered, and
95.	Nebo and Saru went in front;
96.	the throne bearers went over mountains and plains;
97.	the destroyer Nergal overturned;
98.	Ninip went in front, and cast down;
99.	the spirits carried destruction;
100.	in their glory they swept the earth;
101.	of Vul the flood, reached to heaven;
102.	the bright earth to a waste was turned;
103.	the surface of the earth, like . . . . it swept;
104.	it destroyed all life, from the face of the earth . . . . .
105.	the strong tempest over the people, reached to heaven.
106.	Brother saw not his brother, it did not spare the people. In heaven
107.	the gods feared the tempest, and
108.	Sought refuge; they ascended to the heaven of Anu.
109.	The gods, like dogs with tails hidden, couched down.
110.	Spake Ishtar a discourse,
111.	uttered the great goddess her speech
112.	'The world to sin has turned, and
113.	then I in the presence of the gods prophesied evil;
114.	when I prophesied in the presence of the gods evil,
115.	to evil were devoted all my people, and I prophesied