Khemetian heraldry

Khemetian heraldry refers to the coats of arms, heraldic bearings and ceremonial insignia used within the kingdom of Khemetu. The unique Khemetian heraldic style is exemplified in the arms of the Khemetian royal family, Khemetian nobility, cities, universities, and other institutions.

The overall governing body that oversees the issuing of amorial bearings within the kingdom of Khemetu is the Royal Heraldic College.

Characteristics

The Khemetian heraldic tradition originated with use of ancient standards and emblems known as serekhs bearing the totems of ancient Khemetian deities or animals associated with particular deities as a kind of precursor. Although the notion of heraldry in Khemetu as it is known in modern terms only emerged after the end of Latin rule in the 8th century AD.

During the early period of the medieval kingdom of Khemetu the heraldic tradition of the country was heavily influnced by Lihnidosi Tyreseian, and Latin heraldic practices, an influence that had been firmly established following the 1400s, after the Kingdom's independence was revived folowing a brief occupation by Ihemod.

Tinctures									File:Khemetian Heraldic Shield zebra.png	File:Khemetian Heraldic Shield cowhide.png
English	Or	Argent	Azure	Gules	Vert	Purpure	Sable	Cheetah	Zebra	Cow
Khemetian	Gold	Silver	Blue	Red	Green	Purple	Black	Cheetah	Zebra	Cow

Ordinaries
English	Pale	Fess	Bend	Bend sinister	Cross	Saltire	Chevron	Bordure
Khemetian	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Division of the field
English	Party per fess	Party per pale	Party per bend	Party per bend sinister	Quarterly	Party per saltire	Gyronny
Khemetian	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Particular Charges

As a result of its ancient history and close association with the sea there are certain particular charges that are commonly found blazoned upon the arms of the noble houses of Khemetu, this includes ben-ben (pyamid), obelisks, eye of horus, eye of ra, scarab, the white and blue lotus, ankhs, the djed pillar, the tyet, the shen ring, naval vessels, Scipian animals (cobras, lions, hippopotamasus, crocodiles, leopards, cheetahs, etc), and most infamously the served heads of the country's foreign enemies.

Personal heraldry

Royal coat of arms and heraldry

The royal heraldry of Khemetu refers to not only the official arms of the Khemetian monarch, but extended members of the Khemetian royal family, princes, princesses of the blood, and consorts by marriage.

Khemetian Royal Family heraldic system
	File:Arms of the Queen of Khemetu.png	File:Arms of the Crown Prince of Khemetu.png	File:Arms of the Prince of Shemaw.png	File:Arms of the first Inepu Khemetu.png	File:Arms of the second Inepu Khemetu.png	File:Arms of the third Inepu Khemetu.png	File:Arms of the Inepuet Khemetu.png
Monarch of Khemetu	Consort of Khemetu	Prince of Desheret	Prince of Shemaw	First Inepu of Khemetu	Second Inepu of Khemetu	Third and following Inepus of Khemetu	Inpuet of Khemetu