ʾItū

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ʾItū or ʾUtū ( kur Ù-tu-ʾ) was an Aramaic territory west of the central Tigris . The residents ( Utu'aja ) were nomads or semi-nomads. They have been recorded in the Samarra area since Tukulti-Ninurta II . The Assyrian ruler claims to have conquered their tents there. In the 9th century BCE they were under the governor of Aššur , but from 790 BCE numerous campaigns against them are documented. They only become final after Tukulti-apil-Ešarra III. subject.

The Utu'aja were ruled by chiefs who are mentioned in Sargon's time.

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