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that the saying I ll sleep when I m dead. may have first been said by the hero Gilgamesh. This conversation with the god Shamesh is from the Epic of Gilgamesh, captured on clay tablets 4000 years ago in the world s oldest written story. Jump down to the beginning of Part III

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Fun Fact: that the saying “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” may have first been said by the hero Gilgamesh. This conversation with the god Shamesh is from the Epic of Gilgamesh, captured on clay tablets 4000 years ago in the world’s oldest written story. Jump down to the beginning of Part III

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