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G 3a, the easternmost, of these pyramids, actually had a
small, east-west oriented mortuary temple, of its own that was
accessible from it's pyramid's courtyard. This mortuary temple
was probably partially built of limestone, but was hastily finished
with mudbrick. The west end of the mortuary temple was
dominated by a fairly large, open courtyard that had niches built
into its northern wall. On its south side was a row of wooden
columns. A small cult chapel with an entrance adorned with
deep, double niches to either side, lead into an offering room that
included a false door, storage annexes were located in the
northwest part of the temple, and in the southwest a staircase led
to the roof terrace.

Pyramid G 3a was the largest of the three constructs, with an
entrance situated in the middle of the north wall, only a little
above ground level, It has a substructure consisting of a burial
chamber dug from the rock under the center of the pyramid's
base, which communicates with a descending entrance corridor
equipped with a barrier. This burial chamber was originally
equipped with a pink granite sarcophagus, embedded in the floor
next to the west wall. Unfortunately, it soon fell prey to tomb
robbers. There were also fragments of ceramics and charred
remains of wood and matting found in this chamber.

We really have little idea who was interred in Pyramid G 3a.
Reisner thought that it might be Menkaure's principal consort,

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