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Satellite Pyramid GI-b

Description: The Satellite Pyramid GI-b is the middle of the three smaller Pyramids on the east side of the Great Pyramid. It has not been finally clarified for whom it was erected, however, scientists are inclined to believe that the Pyramid was the tomb of the wife of Pharaoh Khufu, Queen Meritites I. For the first time, the entrance to the Pyramid was cleared and described in 1837 by Colonel Howard Vyse together with engineer and archaeologist John Shae Perring. In the section of the descending corridor and the antechamber, they found about 12 human skulls, fragments of bones and wooden sarcophagi, but they could not find anything in the burial chamber itself. Today, the Pyramid is a small stone hill, wherein the descending corridor and the burial chamber are located below the level of the bedrock surface.
Alternative names: Pyramid of Queen Meritites I
Lepsius No: 6
Type: True Pyramid
Location: Giza Plateau
Country: Egypt

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Builder (Owner)
Meritetes (?)
Chronological Dating
Dynasty IV

Complex Location
The East Side of Pyramid
Upper Temple
Additional Data
It is only the foundation that remains of the mortuary chapel of the Satellite Pyramid Gl-b.
Lower Temple
Causeway
Enclosure Wall
Satellite Pyramids
Boat Pits
Additional Information about the Pyramid Complex
The Satellite Pyramid Gl-b, together with other satellite pyramids and adjacent buildings, is located on the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and is part of its large complex.

Base side length
North Side
46.0 m
South Side
46.0 m
West Side
46.0 m
East Side
46.0 m
Azimuth
Angle of slope
52.0 °
Structural Features
The Satellite Pyramid GI-b was built with due regard for the slope of the bedrock, so that its base was neither level nor a perfect square, unlike the Great Pyramid of Khufu, whose base was leveled during construction. The base of the Satellite Pyramid may have been 88–89 cubits long, which was one-fifth the length of Khufu. As with the Pyramid of Khafre, the bedrock base of the bottom course of the Pyramid's casing was cut at different heights and at different angles so that the top of the first course of masonry could be leveled with a minimum of cutting. The Satellite Pyramid had a stepped inner core.
Main Building Material
Limestone
Casing Material
Fine limestone
Pyramidion

Entrance
Location
The North Side of Pyramid
Descending corridor
Casing Material
Bedrock (limestone)
Portcullis
Burial chamber
Casing Material
Fine limestone
Additional Data
The burial chamber is located west of the descending corridor and the central axis of the Satellite Pyramid. The chamber was carved into the bedrock and lined with stone masonry.
Sarcophagus
Additional Data
The descending corridor located near the central axis of the Pyramid turns west at its end and leads to the burial chamber. Probably, this decision was made in order to make it more convenient to maneuver the sarcophagus when delivering it to the chamber.

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