Ama-gi Sumarian Libertarian Freedom Flag

Ama-gi is a Sumerian word (written ama-gi, also ama-ar-gi) expressing the emancipation of slaves and release from peonage through the cancellation of debts. 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," and point out that it is related to traditions of public debt relief like the Jewish jubilee, many libertarians believe it to be the first written expression of the concept of liberty.