Tahmašši

Tahmašši, or Takhmašši, and also known by his hypocoristicon or pet name: Tahmaya, or Atahmaya was an Egyptian official to pharaoh in the 1350 BC Amarna letters correspondence. His name comes from: 'Ptah-mes', meaning Ptah-Born, or "Born of Ptah".

Tahmašši's name is used in 4 Amarna letters as follows-(EA for 'el Amarna'):

  1. EA 265–Tahmaya, Tahmaya
  2. EA 303–Tahmašši
  3. EA 316–Tahmaya
  4. EA 364–Atahmaya—See Ayyab of Aštartu-(Tell-Ashtara)
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