Ama-gi

Ama-gi is a Sumerian word written π’‚Όπ’„„ ama-gi4 or π’‚Όπ’…ˆπ’„„ ama-ar-gi4. Sumerians used it to refer to release from obligations, debt, slavery, taxation, or punishment. Ama-gi has been regarded as the first known written reference to the concept of freedom, and has been used in modern times as a symbol for libertarianism.

For the city in Japan, see Amagi, Fukuoka.
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