Ama-gi is a Sumerian

Sumerian language

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 word (written ama-gi₄ , also ama-ar-gi₄) expressing the emancipation

Emancipation

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 of slaves.
Literally translated, it means "return to the mother," inasmuch as former slaves were "returned to their mothers, (i.e., freed)." Although historians note that the meaning of the term is closer to "freedom," many libertarians believe it to be the first written expression of the concept of liberty.

The cuneiform spelling ama-gi₄ has been adopted as a symbol by several "liberty

Liberty

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"-oriented groups. The journal of the Hayek Society

Hayek Society

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 at the London School of Economics

London School of Economics

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, the largest libertarian

Libertarianism

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 student group in England, is titled Ama-gi. The symbol is used as a logo by the Instituto Politíco para la Libertad of Peru

Peru

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, and another version is a trademarked logo

Trademark

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 of the publishing firm, Liberty Fund

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