Editing Thutmose III (section)

=== Year 54 ===
The length of Thutmose III's reign is known to the day thanks to findings in the tomb of the military commander Amenemheb-Mahu.<ref>Redford, Donald B. ''The Chronology of the Eighteenth Dynasty.'' Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol 25, No 2. p. 119. University of Chicago Press, 1966.</ref> Amenemheb-Mahu records Thutmose III's death to his master's 54th regnal year,<ref>Breasted, James Henry. ''Ancient Records of Egypt,'' Vol. II p. 234. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1906.</ref> on the 30th day of the third month of ''[[Season of the Emergence|Peret]]''.<ref>Murnane, William J. ''Ancient Egyptian Coregencies.'' p. 44. The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 1977.</ref> The day of Thutmose III's accession is known to be I Shemu day four, and astronomical observations can be used to establish the exact dates of the beginning and end of the king's reign (assuming the low chronology) from 28 April 1479&nbsp;BC to 11 March 1425&nbsp;BC respectively.<ref>[[Jürgen von Beckerath]], Chronologie des Pharaonischen Ägypten. Mainz, Philipp von Zabern, 1997. p. 189</ref>