Arinnu
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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]