Pitru- (aka Pethor) Ancient village near Euphrates River

Ancient village off the Sajur river (+36° 39' 16.62", +38° 4' 7.96"), a western tributary of the Euphrates, aproximately 12.5 miles south of ancient Carchemish. Thought to be the Pethor mentioned in Numbers 22 as the home of 'Balaam' the non-Israelite prophet called upon by Balaak to curse the occupying Israelis before entering Palestine (circa 1470 BCE).

Later mentioned as one of the Hatti cities/villages conquered by either Ashurnasirpal II, 883 - 859 BCE or his son Shalmaneser III in an effort to expand the Assyrian empire westward, becoming an outpost. Later given an Assyrian name in Shalmaneser's sixth year, becoming a base of operations for further military campaigns.

Sources

The Ancient East by Hogarth, D. G. (David George), 1862-1927

Luckenbill, Daniel D., Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia, Vol. 1: Historical Records of Assyria, from the earliest times to Sargon, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press) 1926.