What is "tahmassi"

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'):

:#EA 265–Tahmaya, Tahmaya

:#EA 303–Tahmašši

:#EA 316–Tahmaya

:#EA 364–Atahmaya—See Ayyab of Aštartu-( Tell-Ashtara)