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Tashlultum () 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/scribe. This dedication provides insight into the position and features of Akkadian queenship: it is notable that Tashlultum had staff which included men, and these men were learned officials.

Key facts

Royalty.name
Tashlultum
Royalty.succession
Queen consort of Akkad
Royalty.reign
c. 2300 BC
Royalty.regent
Sargon
Royalty.reg type
King
Royalty.spouse
Sargon

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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Occupation
consort
Noble title
queen consort
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date of birth
2300-00-00
date of death
2300-00-00
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Tashlultum () 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/scribe. This dedication provides insight into the position and features of Akkadian queenship: it is notable that Tashlultum had staff which included men, and these men were learned officials.

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tashlultum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.