This expedition is mentioned in two separate inscriptions by the king 's son Thure : In the second year of Thutmose 's reign , the king cut a stele at Tombos , which records that he built a fortress at Tombos , near the third cataract , thus permanently extending the Egyptian military presence , which had previously stopped at Buhen , at the second cataract .
This expedition is mentioned in two separate inscriptions by the king 's son Thure : In the second year of Thutmose 's reign , a stele at Tombos records that he built a fortress there .