Compared with Esarhaddon's royal inscriptions and numerous queries SAA 4) which record his worries and problems at the various frontiers of the Assyrian Empire, the letters of the present volume are surprisingly silent about military campaigns or diplomatic overtures. For instance, only a few military clashes are mentioned, and even then in a rather broken context (nos. 77 and 149; perhaps also 135, 231, and 243). Since SAA 4 already includes a recent discussion of some political and historical events during the reign of Esarhaddon,[[34]] only a short geographically orientated summary of those events which the letters of this volume relate is given here, offering some glimpses of Assyrian foreign policy during the reign of Esarhaddon.
34 SAA 4 p. LVlff.
Mikko Luukko & Greta van Buylaere
Mikko Luukko & Greta van Buylaere, 'Relations between Assyria and its Neighbours', The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon, SAA 16. Original publication: Helsinki, Helsinki University Press, 2002; online contents: SAAo/SAA16 Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2022 [http://oracc.org/saao/saa16/relationsbetweenassyriaanditsneighbours/]