Pyramid G1-c is one of the subsidiary pyramids of the Giza East Field of the Giza Necropolis, situated immediately to the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Built during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, it is 46.25 metres wide and had a height of 29.6 metres. It is the southern of the three pyramids of the queens and belongs to Queen Henutsen.
While it was at some point thought to possibly be a satellite pyramid because it lacked a boat pit, researchers later determined that Pyramid G1-c was an unfinished pyramid constructed in a hurry. Its southern side is aligned not with the side of the Great Pyramid, but with the nearby mastaba tomb of Khufukhaf I. Henutsen is thought to have been buried in the tomb, which features a niche four inches deep dug into the south wall of the burial chamber.
A stele from the New Kingdom was discovered in the remains of a temple built by incorporating elements of an ancient funerary chapel. This monument bears an inscription that attributes the pyramid to the king's daughter, Henutsen. Though some believe Henutsen was the daughter of Khufu based on a stela from the 26th dynasty, she is more likely to have been his wife.
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