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Tashlultum

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TashlultumSpouse(s)Sargon of AkkadChildrenEnheduannaRimushManishtushuShu-EnlilIlaba'is-takalRelativesNaram-Sin of Akkad (grandson)Shar-Kali-Sharri (great-grandson)Tashlultum (fl. ca. late 24th-early 23rd centuries BC) was a wife of King Sargon of Akkad. Her name is known to archaeology only from a single shard of an alabaster vase or bowl with an inscription indicating it was dedicated to the temple by her steward.[1]From this, it has been assumed (for lack of any conflicting information) that she was queen of Akkad and the mother of Sargon's children Enheduanna, Rimush, Manishtushu, Shu-Enlil and Ilaba'is-takal.References[edit]Jump up ^ transliteration and translation of only fragment mentioning TashlultumElisabeth Meier Tetlow (2004). Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Law and Society: The ancient Near East. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8264-1628-5. Retrieved 29 July 2011.Michael Roaf (1992). Mesopotamia and the ancient Near East. Stonehenge Press. ISBN 978-0-86706-681-4. Retrieved 29 July 2011.