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Khopesh
18th century BC khopesh found in Nablus; the blade is decorated with electrum inlays.
TypeSword
Place of originAncient Egypt
Service history
In servicec. 3000–1300 BC
Used by
  • New Kingdom of Egypt
  • Kingdom of Israel and Judah
  • Canaanite city-states
  • Kingdom of Kush
Wars
  • Battle of Kadesh
  • Battle of Qarqar
Specifications
Lengthavg. 50–60 cm (20–24 in)

Blade typeCurved
Aa1
Q3
N37
F23
F51
(Coffin Texts)
ḫpš ('leg')

in hieroglyphs

The khopesh (ḫpš; also vocalized khepesh) is an Egyptian sickle-shaped sword that developed from battle axes.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wise-1981-AncArmys was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hamblin-2006-Warfare was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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