Pyramid G3-c

G3-c (also G3c, G3 c, GIIIc) is one of the three satellite pyramids of the larger Pyramid of Menkaure, located at the Giza pyramid complex. This structure is situated south of the main pyramid and is the westernmost of the three satellites.

G3-c
Coordinates	29°58′18″N 31°07′38″E
Constructed	c. 2510 BC
Height	21.2 meters
Base	31.24 meters

The American archaeologist George Andrew Reisner speculated that either this pyramid or G3-b may have been meant for Menkaure's half-sister, Shepsetkau, the daughter of Meresankh III and Khafre.^[1]

The pyramid was built during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, presumably for one of the wives of Menkaure. The surface of the pyramid is stepped, consisting of four platforms that decrease toward the top. The pyramid's base is 31.24 metres (102.5 ft) square, and its height is 21.2 metres (70 ft).^[2]

View of the pyramid companions from the north

The pyramid-companions, with the Pyramid of Menkaure in the background

See also

• List of Egyptian pyramids
• Pyramid_G3-a
• Pyramid_G3-b