Satellite Pyramid GI-c
Description: The Satellite Pyramid GI-c is the southernmost of the three smaller Pyramids on the east side of the Great Pyramid. Today, on the basis of the discovered Inventory Stele in the Temple of Isis on its eastern side, the Pyramid is associated with only one name - Queen Henutsen. Although her name was common in the Old Kingdom, no contemporary text has yet been discovered by Khufu that mentions his wife or daughter bearing that name. The Pyramid was first penetrated and described in 1837 by Colonel Howard Vyse, along with engineer and archaeologist John Shae Perring, but they failed to find anything inside. Today, the Satellite Pyramid is a relatively well-preserved pyramid-shaped structure with casing blocks at the base of the southern and eastern sides. The descending corridor and the burial chamber are located below the level of the bedrock surface.Alternative names: Pyramid of Queen Henutsen
Lepsius No: 7
Type: True Pyramid
Location: Giza Plateau
Country: Egypt