Tahmašši

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Who is 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 265–Tahmaya, Tahmaya

EA 303–Tahmašši

EA 316–Tahmaya

EA 364–Atahmaya—See Ayyab of Aštartu-

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on July 23, 2013

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