## came to rest ##

"landed" or "stopped on solid ground"

## the seventh month ##

We do not know what time of year this was because we do not know what calendar the author was using. (Different cultures started their year in different seasons.)

## On the first day of the month ##

This could be translated as  "on the first day of the tenth month."

## appeared ##

This can be made more explicit as "appeared above the surface of the water." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])