La-erabum
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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.
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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:
π·πππ / ππ / π / ππΎπ / [...] / π ππ / ππ¬π / ππΎ / ππ / ππππͺπ / π π³π’ / πΏππ«π / πππΎπ / ππΉ / π / πππͺ / πΌπ’ / π·πͺπ© / π / πΊπ°πͺ / π·π ππ / π / ππ [x]π’ / ππΏππ
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"
β Macehead inscription of La-erabum, British Museum, BM 90852