Tahmašši, or ''Takhmašši'', and also known by his

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: Tahmaya, or ''Atahmaya'' was an

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official to

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in the

1350 BC Events and trends * c. 1356 BC – Amenhotep IV begins the worship of Aten in Ancient Egypt, changing his name to Akhenaten and moving the capital to Akhetaten, starting the Amarna Period. * c. 1352 BC – Amenhotep III ( Eighteenth D ...

Amarna letters correspondence. His name comes from: '

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-mes', meaning Ptah-Born, or ''"Born of

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of Aštartu-(

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The letters

EA 265: ''"A gift acknowledged"''

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and 1 ses of linen garments. For the information

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, my lord. -EA 265, lines 1-15 (~complete)

EA 303: ''"Careful listening"''

Letter three of five letters by Šubandu, a mayor in Palestine. :"To the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, the Sun from the sky: Message of Šubandu, your servant, and the dirt at your feet, the groom of your horses. I prostrate myself, on the stomach and on the back, at the feet of the king, my lord, the Sun from the sky, 7 times and 7 times. I have heard l the words of the king, my

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the Sun from the y, and I am indeed arding the place

where I am. I have listened ''Tahmašši'' ey carefully. -EA 303, lines 1-21 (complete)

EA 316: ''"Postscript to the royal scribe"''

Letter three of three letters by

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to pharaoh, mayor of

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: :" o the kin, m lord, ygod, my Sun fr the s y: Messge of '' Pu-B lu'', your servant and the dirt at your feet, the rom of your horses. I fall at the feet of the king, my lord, my god, my Sun from the sky, 7 times and times, on the back and on the stomach. I am indeed guarding the pla e of the kin carefully. And who is the

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that would 'nel c he commad of'' the king? I am indeed obeying the orders of 'Tam y'', the commissioner of the king. :To the scribe of 'my lord'': Mesage of

. I fal at your feet. There was nothing in my h ue when I ner dit, and so I have not sent a caravan to you. I am now preparing a fine caravan for you." -EA 316, lines 1-25 (complete)

References

* Moran, William L. ''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, ) *

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, 1970. ''El Amarna Tablets, 359-379,'' Anson F. Rainey, (AOAT 8, ''Alter Orient Altes Testament 8'', Kevelaer and Neukirchen -Vluyen), 1970, 107 pages. {{DEFAULTSORT:Tahmassi Amarna letters officials

The letters

EA 265: ''"A gift acknowledged"''

EA 303: ''"Careful listening"''

EA 316: ''"Postscript to the royal scribe"''

See also

References