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khopeshnoun
An Egyptian sickle sword used to disarm the opponent than to cause lethal damage.
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Khopesh
The khopesh (ḫpš; also vocalized khepesh) is an Egyptian sickle-shaped sword that evolved from battle axes.
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Khopesh
Khopesh is the Egyptian name of the Canaanite "sickle-sword", in Assyrian known as sappara. Its origins can be traced back to Sumer of the third millennium BC. A typical khopesh is 50–60 cm in length, though smaller examples do also exist. This blade was designed for hooking an opponent's shield or disarming them. These weapons changed from bronze to iron in the late period. The blade is only sharpened on the outside portion of the curved end. The khopesh evolved from the epsilon or similar crescent shaped axes that were used in warfare. Note, however, that the khopesh is not an axe. Unlike an axe, the khopesh did not make push-cuts, but rather slashes, like a sabre. The khopesh went out of use around 1300 BC. However, in the 196 BC Rosetta Stone it is referenced as the "sword" determinative in a hieroglyphic block, with the spelled letters of kh, p, and sh to say: Various pharaohs are depicted with a khopesh, and some have been found in royal graves, such as the two examples found with Tutankhamun. Although some examples are clearly sharpened, many examples have dull edges which apparently were never intended to be sharp. It may therefore be possible that some khopeshes found in high status graves were ceremonial variants.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of khopesh in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of khopesh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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