Publisher's Synopsis
The nobles of El-Qusiya were of Memphite origin and remained closely connected to the capital, with no evidence of a change in the ruling family from Khewenwekh (Pepy I) to Heni (end of Dynasty 6 or slightly later). Artists, particularly painters, were prominently depicted in the tombs of these nobles and appear in the company of the tomb owners on private occasions, bearing the title 'scribe/painter of the house of sacred records of the palace'. Wall scenes in the tombs of El-Qusiya are clearly inspired by the Memphite tombs of the mid-fifth Dynasty to the end of Pepy I's reign, such as those of Tjy, Metjetji, Ankhmahor and Mereruka, with El-Qusiya artists probably being trained at Memphis.
