When the time came
For the lord of the whirlstorm to rain down destruction,
I gazed at the earth,
I was terrified at its sight,
I entered the ship, and closed the door.
To the captain of the ship, to Puzur-Shadurabu,[960] the sailor,
I entrusted the structure[961] with all its contents.
The description of the storm follows, in diction at once impressive and forcible.
Upon the first appearance of dawn,
There arose from the horizon dark clouds,