Pharaohs' Pyramids at Giza: But What About the Ladies?

The Three Great Pyramids (Left) and the Dumpy Pile of Rocks for the Women (Right)

Egypt’s iconic photo of Egypt is a sandy tan desert expanse punctuated by the three great pyramids at Giza.  They remind today’s world of the engineering genius and the wealth of Egypt’s ancient civilization. The pyramids were tombs for the Pharaohs, constructed to hold all their lavish provisions to accompany them on their journeys to the afterlife. 

No surprise that those three Pharaohs: Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure had wives who they expected would join them in the afterworld. 

For those wives who outlived their husbands, they got their own pyramids. But, my, my, what sorry structures for the wives of those great guys. The queens’ tombs are more like piles of rubble than pyramids. Three lumps of jumbled rocks lie off to the side. To visit the ladies, you would have to walk through camels waiting for photo ops and step over the lighting equipment for the Great Pyramids’ sound and light show. 

But, there is little to no reason to visit the wives’ world. No reconstruction.  No information. No tours. 

Apparently Ancient Egypt was a man’s world. And apparently, not much has changed.