Arinnu

Not to be confused with Arinna.

Arinnu was an ancient Assyrian city near Mt. Aisa in Mesopotamia that was destroyed at least twice.[1]

According to the annals of Shalmaneser I, discovered at Assur, it was an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria, near the modern city of Al-Shirqat in Iraq. He destroyed the fortress of Arinnu,[1] "the dust of which he brought to Assur."[2]

After it was "razed to the ground," the Assyrians re-built their capital city.[1]

It was placed under siege a second time by Tiglath-pileser I, but the city surrendered voluntarily that time and was spared destruction after they promised tribute (bribes and taxes).[1]

It was later controlled by Shubria.[1]

Toponymy

The origin of the name is probably from the Hurrian language, an ancient language of the Hurro-Urartian languages.[3] This might indicate that the city of Arinnu is even older than attested in written annals, and was originally a settlement of the Hurrians. Arinnu was a Sun goddess of the Hurrian pantheon.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bryce, Trevor (2009). The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia: The Near East from the Early Bronze Age to the Fall of the Persian Empire. p. 62. ISBN 9781134159079. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia Britannica: Shalmaneser. 1911. p. 798. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Lipiński, Edward; van Lerberghe, Karel (1995). Immigration and Emigration Within the Ancient Near East: Festschrift E. Lipiński. p. 442. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Saggs, H. W. F. Civilization Before Greece and Rome. Yale University Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780300174168. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

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