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- The khopesh (ḫpš; also vocalized khepesh) is an Egyptian sickle-shaped sword that developed from battle axes. The sword style originated in Western Asia...
- the khopesh in warfare during the battle of Kadesh. The Khopesh was designed such that it could be used as an axe, a sword or a sickle. The Khopesh eventually...
- kopis was seen as a quintessential "villain" weapon in Gr**** eyes. The khopesh is an ancient Egyptian curved short sword with a overall length of approx...
- and ceremonial function. The Egyptian khopesh, brought to Egypt by the Hyksos, resembled scimitars. The khopesh is sometimes considered a scimitar. Early...
- to strike". Alternatively a derivation from the Ancient Egyptian term khopesh for a cutting sword has been postulated. The kopis sword was a one-handed...
- "sword-like" weapons. Flyssa (19th century Algeria) Kaskara (19th century Sudan) Khopesh (Egyptian) Mameluke sword (18th to 19th century Egyptian) Nimcha (15th...
- the kat or knife-sword, the khopesh or falchion based on the sickle, and a fourth form of straight longsword. The khopesh was used region-wide and is...
- British Museum. Some historians have called the epsilon axe the "poor man's" khopesh, it is possible that the epsilon axe would be ****igned to less valuable...
- Roman art it is variously depicted, but it seems that originally it was a khopesh-like sickle-sword from Egypt. Later depictions often show it as a combination...
- Hengdang Hook sword Hunting sword Hwandudaedo Kabeala Kampilan Kastane Khopesh Kirpan Klewang Kopis ****ri Lahot Langgai Tinggang Laring Luwuk (sword)...