Mahat chapel of Mentuhotep II

The Mahat chapel of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II is an ancient Egyptian funerary chapel (Egyptian: mahat) built by king Mentuhotep II (reigned c. 2046 BC – 1995 BC) at Abydos.

[1] The chapel was discovered on 23 April 2014, after noting a ground subsidence in front of a house in Abydos, because of illegal excavations.

About 20 meter north of the funerary chapel there are the remains of a similar one, belonging to the New Kingdom king Ramesses I.

The excavations have so far unearthed a chamber 2.6 m wide and about 4.2 m below modern floor level.

A longer inscription states that the chapel was erected for Osiris, Khentiamentiu, Wepwawet and all gods who are in Abydos.