G1-b 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 central of the three pyramids of the queens, located ten meters south of the
Pyramid G1-a. It has a base of 50 meters and had an original height of 30 meters. Egyptologists
Mark Lehner and
Rainer Stadelmann attribute it to the queen
Meritites I.
Zahi Hawass, however, attributes it to Queen
Noubet, who gave birth to
Djedefre. It is one of the queen pyramids near the
Great Pyramid of Giza along with the other two queen pyramids
Pyramid G1-a and
Pyramid G1-c, along with another smaller pyramid called
Pyramid G1-d.
See also
References
29°58′42″N 31°8′10″E / 29.97833°N 31.13611°E / 29.97833; 31.13611 (Pyramid G1-b)
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