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, records the name Til-Asurri and notes that the locals referred to it as Pitanu. According to him, its residents were known as Barnaku.