Ama-gi
Sign in to savethumb| ama-gi4 written in Classical Sumerian|Classical [[Sumerian cuneiform]] Ama-gi is a Sumerian word written ama-gi4 or 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.
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- Sumerian use
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thumb| ama-gi4 written in Classical Sumerian|Classical [[Sumerian cuneiform]] Ama-gi is a Sumerian word written ama-gi4 or 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.
== Sumerian use == thumb|Enmetena's foundation stone contains the first known mention of the word Ama-gi Ama-gi has been translated as "freedom", as well as "manumission", "exemption from debts or obligations", and "the restoration of persons and property to their original status" including the remission of debts. Other interpretations include a "reversion to a previous state" and release from debt, slavery, taxation or punishment.