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)