Tashlultum
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Tashlultum was a queen
of Akkad and wife of King Sargon of Akkad
. She was the mother of his children Enheduanna, Rimush
, Manishtushu
, Shu-Enlil
and Ilaba'is-takal
. She was a grandmother of Naram-Sin of Akkad and great-grandmother of Shar-Kali-Sharri
.
It is possible that her first husband was Lugalzagesi
.
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of Akkad and wife of King Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great "the Great King" , was an Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 23rd and 22nd centuries BC. The founder of the Dynasty of Akkad, Sargon reigned in the last quarter of the third millennium BC...
. She was the mother of his children Enheduanna, Rimush
Rimush
Rimush was the second king of the Akkadian Empire. He was the son of Sargon of Akkad and Queen Tashlultum. He was succeeded by his brother Manishtushu and was an uncle of Naram-Sin of Akkad....
, Manishtushu
Manishtushu
Manishtushu was a king of the Akkadian Empire from 2276 to 2261 BC. His name is also spelled as Maništušu.- Biography :Manishtushu was the son of Sargon of Akkad and Queen Tashlultum, brother of En-hedu-ana and the father of Naram-Sin...
, Shu-Enlil
Shu-Enlil
Shu-Enlil was a son of Sargon the Great, first ruler of the Akkadian Empire. He lived in the 23rd century BCE.-References:...
and Ilaba'is-takal
Ilaba'is-takal
Ilaba'is-takal was a son of Sargon the Great, first ruler of the Akkadian Empire. He lived in the late 24th and early 23rd centuries BCE.-References:...
. She was a grandmother of Naram-Sin of Akkad and great-grandmother of Shar-Kali-Sharri
Shar-Kali-Sharri
Shar-Kali-Sharri was a king of the Akkadian Empire.According to the Sumerian king list, he was the son of Naram-sin and reigned for 25 years - around 2100 BC...
.
It is possible that her first husband was Lugalzagesi
Lugal-Zage-Si
Lugal-Zage-Si of Umma was the last Sumerian king before the conquest of Sumer by Sargon of Akkad and the rise of the Akkadian Empire, and was considered as the only king of the third dynasty of Uruk...
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