▁a ▁dan cer ▁( G ard iner ▁sign ▁A 3 2 ) ▁for ▁a ▁" dan cing ▁d war f " ▁( E gypt ian ▁Dan eg - ib aw ). ▁During ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom ▁period , ▁two ▁new ▁words ▁concerning ▁d war fs ▁and ▁pyg m ies ▁appeared : ▁Nem w , ▁meaning ▁" mal formed ▁one " ▁pointing ▁to ▁the ▁gen etic ▁origin ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁d war fs ▁as ▁persons ▁born ▁with ▁ach ond ro pl asia ; ▁and ▁H ew a ▁meaning ▁" she ph erd " ▁or ▁" c attle ▁dro ver ". ▁ ▁Dep ict ions ▁The ▁typical ▁dep iction ▁of ▁a ▁d war f ▁in ▁Egypt ian ▁art ▁is ▁real istic , ▁showing ▁a ▁normally ▁grown ▁tor so ▁and ▁head , ▁but ▁vis ibly ▁short ened ▁and ▁slightly ▁bent ▁arms ▁and ▁legs . ▁These ▁proport ions ▁point ▁to ▁ach ond ro pl asia ▁and ▁hy po ch ond ro pl asia ▁as ▁the ▁conditions ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁d war f ism ▁of ▁the ▁individual . ▁Yet , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁relief s ▁of ▁small ▁pe op les ▁with ▁normal ▁body ▁proport ions ▁and ▁it ▁remains ▁unclear ▁if ▁these ▁representations ▁show ▁real ▁pyg m ies ▁or ▁if ▁these ▁people ▁are ▁represented ▁small ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reflect ▁their ▁low ▁rank ▁or ▁acc ent uate ▁the ▁main ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁relief . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁d war fs ▁in ▁Egypt ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 st ▁D ynast y ▁( c . ▁