الهرم الشمالي The tombs around the great pyramid
1- The first pyramid or the Northern pyramid probably belonged to the principal wife of king Cheops and his full sister Meritites .
2- This pyramid should have built 20 m to the east of its present location but it was moved to the west because of its interference of the tomb of queen Hetep-Heres , this limestone pyramid is 45 m square .
At present it is about 6 m high and has an angle of 51 its enterance is cut in the middle .
- On the south side of this pyramid, there is a boat , pits which was converted into store-rooms .
- On the eastern side of this pyramid are remains of a Mortuary chapel .
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2- The Middle pyramid has no name
Though the queen’s titles were found in the mortuary chapel
She was probably the mother of king Re-Jedef the 3th king of the 4th dynasty , who was buried at Abu Rawash .
- It is built of local stone , it is measures 45 m square , at present it is about 9 m high .
- To the east side of this pyramid are the remains of a small funerary chapel in which can be seen the remains of a false door .
- There is also a boat pit south of this pyramid , it was excavated in 1952 , and now filled with rubble and sand .
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- 3- The third pyramid or the south pyramid الهرم الجنوبي
- Was the burial place of queen Henutsen , she was the half sister of king Cheops, his secondary wife and the mother of the prince khufu , she may also have been the mother of king Khafre .
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- 1- A polish scholar has advanced the fascinating theory that these pyramids were models erected by the architects during the course of the work on the principal monument.
- We know for a fact that its plan underwent major changes and modifications during construction.
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It’s of course , possible that once the great pyramid was completed .
These 3 models were in fact used as tombs for the 3 queens .
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