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The Khopesh is an Ancient Egyptian (c. 3000–1300 BC) sickle-shaped sword that evolved from battle axes, Length: ~50–60 cm (20–24 in) - This 18th century BCE khopesh was found in Nablus; the blade is decorated with electrum inlays. The are know to have been used by New Kingdom of Egypt, Kingdom of Israel and Judah & by various other Canaanite city-states, specifically in the Wars of the Battle of Kadesh and the Battle of Qarqar.
History
History
The khopesh fell out of use around 1300 BCE. However, on the 196 BCE Rosetta Stone, it is referenced as the "sword" determinative in a hieroglyphic block, with the spelled letters of kh, p, and sh to say:
Shall be set up a statue ..., the Avenger of Baq-t-(Egypt), the interpretation whereof is 'Ptolemy, the strong one of Kam-t'-(Egypt), and a statue of the god of the city, giving to him a sword royal of victory, ...[5]
Various pharaohs are depicted with a khopesh, and some have been found in royal graves, such as the two examples found with Tutankhamun.[4]
Wayne May has spent the last 25+ year of his live publishing this kind of non-traditional USA archeological finds in a quarterly publication called Ancient American [ http://ancientamerican.com ]
For over 100 yrs, Mr. JW Powell & main stream archaeologists have "sold" the idea that 100% of literally tens of thousands of artifacts are "not valid"... ALL of them. As in zero of more than 30,000+.... what are the odds?
Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, pg 39
Canary Islands, West of Egypt
Canary Islands, West of Egypt
The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean some 100 kilometres (60 mi) west of the North African coast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanches
Although some examples have clearly sharpened edges, many examples have dull edges that apparently were never intended to be sharp. It may therefore be possible that some khopeshes found in high-status graves were ceremonial variants.[4]
Etymology
Etymology
The word khopesh may have been derived from "leg", as in "leg of beef", because of their similarity in shape. The hieroglyph for ḫpš ('leg') is found as early as during the time of the Coffin Texts (the First Intermediate Period).[6]
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