# Lullaby for a Son of Shulgi: A Single Moment Preserved in Time — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [May 5, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/lullaby-for-a-son-of-shulgi-a-single-moment-preserved-in-time-whe-article-discussion/16453 "2026-05-05T15:58:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/lullaby-for-a-son-of-shulgi-a-single-moment-preserved-in-time-whe-article-discussion/16453/1 "2026-05-05T15:58:01Z")

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_Lullaby for a Son of Shulgi_ is a Sumerian cradlesong from the reign of Shulgi of Ur (2094 to circa 2046 BCE) written for one of his sons. The lullaby follows a standard form of encouraging sleep through repetition coupled with the speaker's wishes for the infant's bright future, just like lullabies composed and sung to children today.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2118/lullaby-for-a-son-of-shulgi/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2118/lullaby-for-a-son-of-shulgi/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/lullaby-for-a-son-of-shulgi-a-single-moment-preserved-in-time-whe-article-discussion/16453/2 "2026-07-30T19:42:24Z")

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