1.IntroductionIntheinscriptionsofE-ana-tum,rulerofLagas,listinghisvictoriesovervariouscities,thereisafour-linelongpassagethatdescribesE-ana-tum’sdefeatoverthecitycalledArawa:2(1)su-nirURU×Aki-ka,ensi2-be23,saη-bamu-DU,aga3-kar2!(SE3)4be2-seg10Thetranslationsofthisgrammaticallydifficultpassagevarygreatly;thereseemstobenoagreementeitheraboutitsexactmeaningoraboutitsgrammaticalanalysis.
