Irridu (Irrite) was a city in northwestern Mesopotamia, probably located between Harran and Carchemish. it flourished in the middle and late Bronze Age until destroyed by Assyria
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History
The city was mentioned in a letter from the king of Carchemish to Zimri-Lim of Mari, the letter suggest that Irridu have been a subject to Carchemish, subsequently it came under the Rule of Yamhad.
In the middle of the 18th century BC the city and its area was ruled by Yarim-Lim the brother of Abba-El I king of Yamhad, Zitraddu the governor of the city rebelled against Yarim-Lim, Abba-El I quashed the rebels violently to the extent of destroying the city, he compensated his brother by giving him Alalakh
After the fall of Aleppo capital of Yamhad to the hittites king Mursili I, the city came under the control of Hanigalbat, the Hittites under prince Piyassili occupied it in their advance upon the Mittanian capital Washukanni, after the Hittites retreated it became a regional center for Mittani until conquered by Adad-nirari I king of Assyria
Assyrian Conquest
King Wasashatta rebelled against the Assyrians and sought the help of the Hittites to no results, Adad-nirari I attacked mittani and conquered most its cities, the royal family of Mittani escaped to Irridu but the Assyrians arrived, found them and deported them to Assyria.
Irridu and cities in its area were set on fire, destroyed and sowed with salty plants.