La-erabum

La-erabum or Lasirab
𒆷𒂍𒊏𒀊
King of Sumer
Mace dedicated to a deity by La-erabum ("Lasirab"), king of Gutium. British Museum, BM 90852[1]
Reignfl. circa 2150 BCE
PredecessorApilkin
SuccessorIrarum
Gutian languageLa-erabum or Lasirab
HouseGutian Dynasty of Sumer
Sippar is located in Near East
Sippar
Sippar
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Location of Sippar, where the macehead was excavated.

La-erabum or Lasirab (𒆷𒂍𒊏𒀊 la-é-ra-ab also read la-a3-ra-ab, formerly read la-si-ra-ab,[2] fl. circa 2150 BCE) was the 12th Gutian ruler of the Gutian Dynasty of Sumer.[3]

Sumerian King List

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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.[4]

Votive macehead

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A votive macehead with his name is located in the British Museum (BM 90852). It was excavated in ancient Sippar.[5] The macehead inscription reads:

Laerabum mace inscription (complete transcription)
Laerabum mace inscription (complete transcription)

𒆷𒂍𒊏𒀊 / 𒁕𒈝 / 𒈗 / 𒄖𒋾𒅎 / [...] / 𒅁𒉌𒈠 / 𒀀𒈬𒊒 / 𒊭𒁾 / 𒋜𒀀 / 𒌋𒊓𒍝𒆪𒉌 / 𒅇𒋳𒋢 / 𒄿𒊓𒋫𒊒 / 𒀭𒄖𒋾𒅎 / 𒀭𒈹 / 𒅇 / 𒀭𒂗𒍪 / 𒁼𒋢 / 𒇷𒍪𒄩 / 𒅇 / 𒊺𒆰𒍪 / 𒇷𒅋𒄖𒁕 / 𒅇 / 𒆜𒆠[x]𒋢 / 𒀀𒄿𒋛𒅕

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[6][7][8][9][10][11]
  • "La-eraab, great King of Gutiim" (𒆷𒂍𒊏𒀊 𒁕𒈝 𒈗 𒄖𒋾𒅎 la-e-ra-ab da-num lugal gutiim). The name is quite damaged, and was initially read "Lasiraab".[12]
    "La-eraab, great King of Gutiim" (𒆷𒂍𒊏𒀊 𒁕𒈝 𒈗 𒄖𒋾𒅎 la-e-ra-ab da-num lugal gutiim). The name is quite damaged, and was initially read "Lasiraab".[12]
  • Portion of the inscription of the mace of La-erabum: "The Gods of Gutium, Innina and Sin" (𒀭𒄖𒋾𒅎 / 𒀭𒈹 / 𒅆𒂍 / 𒀭𒂗𒍪).[13]
    Portion of the inscription of the mace of La-erabum: "The Gods of Gutium, Innina and Sin" (𒀭𒄖𒋾𒅎 / 𒀭𒈹 / 𒅆𒂍 / 𒀭𒂗𒍪).[13]
Preceded by Gutian Dynasty
fl. circa 2150 BCE 		Succeeded by

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "votive offering / mace". British Museum.
  2. ^ The Sumerian Kings List (PDF). p. 119, note 305.
  3. ^ The Sumerian King List, The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, Oxford University [1]
  4. ^ The Sumerian King List, The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, Oxford University [2]
  5. ^ "votive offering / mace". British Museum.
  6. ^ Rogers, Robert William (2015). History of Babylonia and Assyria. Cambridge University Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-108-08307-2.
  7. ^ "votive offering / mace". British Museum.
  8. ^ Thureau-Dangin, F. (François) (1905). Les inscriptions de Sumer et d'Akkad, transcription et traduction. Paris, Leroux. pp. 244-246.
  9. ^ Full transcription: "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
  10. ^ Frayne, Douglas (1993). Sargonic and Gutian Periods. University of Toronto Press. pp. 228–229.
  11. ^ "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
  12. ^ The Sumerian Kings List (PDF). p. 119, note 305.
  13. ^ Thureau-Dangin, F. (François) (1905). Les inscriptions de Sumer et d'Akkad, transcription et traduction. Paris, Leroux. pp. 244-246.
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