The name Nahor is known from Babylonian inscriptions, and from the claytablets of Mari, whic h render the name as Nahur. Nahor in fact settledin Haran, which was later to become known a s the 'Town of Nahor'. Thisappears in inscriptions from the reign of Ashurbanipal, as Nahuru , andthe city's ruins were known to the Assyrians as Til-Nahiri, that is theMound of Nahor . (Internet: www.biblebelievers.org.au/nation01.htm)