Pyramid G1-c
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G1-c is one of the subsidiary pyramids of the Giza East Field
of the Giza Necropolis immediately to the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza
, built during the Fourth dynasty of Egypt
. It is the southern of the three pyramids of the queens and is the one of Queen Henutsen
.
It is 46.25 metres wide and had a height of 29.60 metres. A niche, four inches deep was dug in the south wall of the burial chamber. Pyramid G 1c was originally not a part of Khufu's pyramid complex, as its southern side is aligned not with the side of the Great Pyramid
, but with Khufukhaf's mastaba
tomb nearby.Pyramid G 1c was at some point thought to possibly be a satellite pyramid, because it did not come with a boat pit like pyramids G 1a and G 1b. It was later determined to be an unfinished pyramid however which was constructed in a hurry. Henutsen is thought to have been buried in the tomb. Dr. Rainer Stadelmann
believes Khufukhaf is the same person as Khafra and the pyramid was built by him for his mother, but this identification is doubtful.
This temple was built by incorporating elements of an ancient funerary chapel. A stele from the New Kingdom
was discovered in the remains of the temple. This monument bears an inscription epigraph allowing us to attribute the pyramid of Queen Henutsen:
"The living Horus Medjou Hor, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, received life. It is next to the tabernacle-the-Sphinx, northwest of the home-d'Osiris, Lord of Rôsétaoui, he established the House-d'Isis. It is next to the temple of the goddess that he built his pyramid. It is next to the temple he built a pyramid for the king's daughter, Hénoutsen. "
Giza East Field
The East Field is located to the east of Khufu’s pyramid and contains cemetery G 7000. This cemetery was a burial place for some of the family members of Khufu....
of the Giza Necropolis immediately to the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact...
, built during the Fourth dynasty of Egypt
Fourth dynasty of Egypt
The fourth dynasty of ancient Egypt is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom. Dynasty IV lasted from ca. 2613 to 2494 BC...
. It is the southern of the three pyramids of the queens and is the one of Queen Henutsen
Henutsen
Henutsen was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th dynasty.- Biography :Henutsen was a daughter of Pharaoh Sneferu and his third wife. Henutsen married her elder half-brother Khufu. Her name is known only from a 16th dynasty stela, found next to an Isis' temple which was built during the reign of...
.
It is 46.25 metres wide and had a height of 29.60 metres. A niche, four inches deep was dug in the south wall of the burial chamber. Pyramid G 1c was originally not a part of Khufu's pyramid complex, as its southern side is aligned not with the side of the Great Pyramid
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact...
, but with Khufukhaf's mastaba
Mastaba
A mastaba, or "pr-djt" , is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with outward sloping sides that marked the burial site of many eminent Egyptians of Egypt's ancient period...
tomb nearby.Pyramid G 1c was at some point thought to possibly be a satellite pyramid, because it did not come with a boat pit like pyramids G 1a and G 1b. It was later determined to be an unfinished pyramid however which was constructed in a hurry. Henutsen is thought to have been buried in the tomb. Dr. Rainer Stadelmann
Rainer Stadelmann
Dr. Rainer Stadelmann is a German Egyptologist. He is considered an expert of the Giza Plateau.After studying in Neuburg an der Donau in 1953, he studied Egyptology, Orientalism and Archeology at the University of Munich. He participated in 1955 and 1956 in the excavations of the Userkaf Solar...
believes Khufukhaf is the same person as Khafra and the pyramid was built by him for his mother, but this identification is doubtful.
This temple was built by incorporating elements of an ancient funerary chapel. A stele from the New Kingdom
New Kingdom
The New Kingdom of Egypt, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt....
was discovered in the remains of the temple. This monument bears an inscription epigraph allowing us to attribute the pyramid of Queen Henutsen:
"The living Horus Medjou Hor, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, received life. It is next to the tabernacle-the-Sphinx, northwest of the home-d'Osiris, Lord of Rôsétaoui, he established the House-d'Isis. It is next to the temple of the goddess that he built his pyramid. It is next to the temple he built a pyramid for the king's daughter, Hénoutsen. "