Pyramid G2-a is the name of the satellite pyramid of Khafre. The structure was located on the south side of the main pyramid, along its centerline, and likely housed a statue dedicated to the pharaoh's ka.[1] The structure contains two descending passages: The first opened on the north side of the pyramid and terminated in a small chamber.[1][2] The second passage, discovered in 1960 by Abdel Hafez Abd el-'Al, is located four meters to the west of the ruin, ending in a dead end with a niche which contained pieces of ritualistic furniture.[1][3]
It was likely the Emir Karakoush of the Ayyubid Sultanate, serving in the 12th century under Saladin, who dismantled much of the pyramid, using the stones for other construction projects.[4] After centuries of exposure to the elements and further stone robbing, almost nothing remains of G2-a other than some core blocks and the outline of the foundation.[1]
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