sk.w e ḫrp sk.w durante il Medio Regno: una riconsiderazione delle attestazioni e del significato del titolo

The study of administrative titles, and in particular those concerning military and work force organisation, is often difficult to understand due to the nature of the sources. This is especially true concerning the study of titles during the Middle Kingdom. In this way, the title xrp sk.w “director of the troops” is difficult to understand, due to the scarcity of sources on this matter. Furthermore, the word is exposed to a variety of interpretations, often shaped on post-Middle Kingdom records, which could force its understanding as a term concerning the “military” lexicon. This contribution aims to reconsider the meaning of the term sk.w, based upon the data relating to the Middle Kingdom, and to understand whether the related title xrp sk.w can be considered as a “military” title or a more generic “additional” title, used by hold ers of other administrative offices.