Tabitu was a chieftain of the Turukkaeans.

The Turukkaeans were long considered to be a semi-nomadic tribal people who repeatedly raided the cities and kingdoms of northern Mesopotamia.

Itabalhum (Itab/pal) was an ancient kingdom of the Turukkaeans in the middle part of the Bronze Age.

Turukkaeans (Turukkum, Turukku) were an ancient near eastern people in the northern parts of Mesopotamia during the Bronze Age.

The Turukkaeans were a constant threat to the security of the Old Assyrian kingdom during the reign of Shamshi-Adad I (1796 - 1775 BC) and his son and successor Ishme-Dagan.