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.
[2] Other interpretations include a "reversion to a previous state"[3] and release from debt, slavery, taxation or punishment.
[7] In some cuneiform texts, it is translated by the Akkadian word andurāru(m), meaning "freedom", "exemption" and "release from (debt) slavery".
[3][8][9] A number of libertarian organizations have adopted the cuneiform glyph as a symbol claiming it is "the earliest-known written appearance of the word 'freedom' or 'liberty.
[14] British musician Frank Turner and Alberta premier Danielle Smith have the symbol tattooed on their forearms.