hiː wʌzɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌv hˈɪt, ɪɹˈæk wˈɛns hɪz sˈɜːneɪm, ɔnðə juːfɹˈeɪɾiːz ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɐbˌaʊt θˈɜːɾi lˈiːɡz tə ðə wˈɛst ʌv bæɡdˈæd.
He was a native of Hīt, Iraq (whence his surname), on the Euphrates River about thirty leagues to the west of Baghdad.