Khopesh
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The khopesh is an Egyptian sickle-shaped sword that developed from battle axes. The sword style originated in Western Asia during the Bronze Age and was introduced in the Second Intermediate Period. T
18th century BC khopesh found in Nablus; the blade is decorated with electrum inlays.
A bronze Khopesh sickle sword with Ramesses II cartouche inscribed, located at the Louvre.
Mural of Seti I holding a khopesh while riding in a war chariot and trampling Libyans found at Karnak.
Merneptah Stele, depicting Merneptah's victory over the Libyans in 1208 BCE. Merneptah is being given a khopesh by Amun.
Kopis
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The term kopis in Ancient Greece could describe a heavy knife with a forward-curving blade, primarily used as a tool for cutting meat, for ritual slaughter and animal sacrifice, or refer to a single e
Khopesh
…Harpe – Greek mythological weapon Kopis – Greek curved knife or sword Makraka – African hybrid knife/axe…
Greek hoplite (standing) fighting against a Persian archer. Each is using a kopis. Depiction in ancient kylix, 5th century BC, National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Greek kopis, 5th–4th centuries BC, iron, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Greek kopis with sharply downcurved blade, 5th-4th centuries BC, iron, Metropolitan Museum of Art