| Mastanabal | |
|---|---|
 Bronze head in the British Museum, attributed to Mastanabal by Duane W. Roller. | |
| King of Numidia | |
| Reign | 148 BC – 140 BC |
| Issue | |
| Father | Masinissa |
| History of Algeria |
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Mastanabal (Numidian: MSTNB; Punic: 𐤌𐤎𐤕𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤀, MSTNʿBʾ)[1][2] was one of three legitimate sons of Masinissa, the King of Numidia, a Berber kingdom in, present day Algeria, North Africa. The three brothers were appointed by Scipio Aemilianus Africanus to rule Numidia after Masinissa's death.[3]
His name in Numidian was written as "MSTNB" which Salem Chaker gave its possible reconstruction as "Amastan (a)B(a)", which could mean "defender/protector (a)b(a)".[4]
- ^ Huss, Werner (1985). Geschichte der Karthager (in German). C.H.Beck. p. 570. ISBN 978-3-406-30654-9.
- ^ Pottier, Edmond; Dussaud, René; Migeon, Gaston (1967). Syria: revue d'art oriental et d'archéologie (in French). P. Geuthner.
- ^ Roller, Duane W. (2004). The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene: Royal Scholarship on Rome's African Frontier. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 9781134402953.
- ^ Chaker, Salem (2013-06-01). "Onomastique libyco-berbère (Anthroponymie)". Encyclopédie berbère (in French) (35): 5760–5779. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.2816. ISSN 1015-7344.