It was inhabited by Babylonians (whose home was the Edinu or "plain" see EDEN). Esarhaddon, Sennacherib's son, who likewise conquered the place, writes the name Til-Asurri, and states that the people of Mihranu called it Pitanu. Its inhabitants, he says, were people of Barnaku.
The settlement was inhabited by Babylonians (whose homeland was the Edinu or "plain" EDEN). Esarhaddon, son of Sennacherib, who also conquered the area, recorded the name Til-Asurri and noted that the locals referred to it as Pitanu. He also mentioned that its residents were known as Barnaku.