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La-erabum

FieldValue
name*La-erabum* or *Lasirab*
titleKing of Sumer
imageVotive mace head mentioning the name of La-arab, king of Gutium, c. 2150 BCE, from Sippar, Iraq. British Museum.jpg
captionMace dedicated to a deity by La-erabum ("Lasirab"), king of Gutium. British Museum, BM 90852
native_lang1Gutian language
native_lang1_name1*La-erabum* or *Lasirab*
reign*fl.* circa 2150 BCE
predecessor*Apilkin*
successor*Irarum*
royal house*Gutian Dynasty of Sumer*

| Near East La-erabum or Lasirab ( la-é-ra-ab also read la-a3-ra-ab, formerly read la-si-ra-ab, fl. circa 2150 BCE) was the 12th Gutian ruler of the Gutian Dynasty of Sumer.

Sumerian King List

Main article: Sumerian King List

La-erabum is mentioned in the "Sumerian King List" (SKL). According to the SKL: La-erabum was the successor of Apilkin. Irarum then succeeded La-erabum, also according to the SKL.

Votive macehead

A votive macehead with his name is located in the British Museum (BM 90852). It was excavated in ancient Sippar. The macehead inscription reads:

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la-'a3-ra-ab / da-[num2] / lugal / gu-ti-im / (n lines broken) [...] / ib-[ni]-ma / a mu-ru / sha dub / su4-a / u-sa-sa3-ku-ni / u3 shum-su / i-sa-ta-ru / {d}gu-ti-im / {d}inanna / u3 / {d}suen / suhush-su / li-su2-ha / u3 / she-numun-su2 / li-il-qu3-ta2 / u3 / kaskal{ki}-x-su2 / a i-si-ir

"Lasirab, the mighty King of Guti, ...[6 colums damaged]... has made and presented this. Whoever removes this inscribed stone, and writes the mention of his name thereupon, his foundation may Guti (or, "the Gods of Gutium"), Nina and Sin tear up and exterminate his seed, and may whatsoever he undertakes not prosper"|Macehead inscription of La-erabum, British Museum, BM 90852}}

File:Laerabum mace inscription (name).jpg|"La-eraab, great King of Gutiim" ( la-e-ra-ab da-num lugal gutiim). The name is quite damaged, and was initially read "Lasiraab". File:Gods of Gutium.jpg|Portion of the inscription of the mace of La-erabum: "The Gods of Gutium, Innina and Sin" ().

References

References

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  4. The Sumerian King List, The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, Oxford University [http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?simplesearchword=tirigan&simplesearch=translation&searchword=&charenc=gcirc&lists=]
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