HW2, 293 suggests that the meaning of
katta ariya- is “to inquire further”. Most other dictionaries (e.g.
HED 1, 136) treat the meanings of
ariya- with different preverbs as essentially the same. This may make better sense in the present text, since the very first inquiry is designated with
katta ariya-, unless this refers to the reopening of a previously concluded oracular inquiry.
katta ariya- is also found in other oracular texts from Emar (see. CTH 568.8 and CTH 568.9).