Pyramid G1-a
{{Short description|Subsidiary pyramid of the Great Pyramid of Giza}}
{{Infobox pyramid
| name = Pyramid G1-a
| image = Queen Pyramid of Hetepheres (G1a).jpg
| image_size = 250
| map_type = Egypt
| map_size = 250
| map_caption = Location of pyramid in Egypt
| owner = Hetepheres I
| coordinates = {{coord|29|58|43.81|N|31|8|10.54|E|type:landmark_region:EG|display=inline}}
| ancient =
| date = {{circa}} 2600 BC
| type = True pyramid
| height = {{convert|30.25|m}}
| base = {{convert|49.5|m}}
|caption=The pyramid in 2007}}
G1-a is one of the subsidiary pyramids of the Giza East Field of the Giza Necropolis, located immediately to the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was built during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. The tomb is the northernmost of the three pyramids of the queens.{{cite book|last=Siliotti|first=Alberto|title=Guide to the pyramids of Egypt|url=https://archive.org/details/guidetopyramidso0000sili|url-access=registration|date=1 January 1997|publisher=Barnes & Noble Books|isbn=978-0-7607-0763-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/guidetopyramidso0000sili/page/56 56]}}
Structure
It has a base of {{convert|49.5|m}} wide and originally a height of {{convert|30.25|m}}; the pyramid has lost two-thirds of its original height. In the west wall of the burial chamber a small niche was dug in which were found fragments of basalt. It is also known as the Pyramid of Hetepheres I as discovered by Mark Lehner; it was originally thought to belong to Queen Meritites I.
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{{Coord|29|58|43.81|N|31|8|10.54|E|display=title|name=Pyramid G1-a}}