Mastanabal

Mastanabal
Bronze head in the British Museum, attributed to Mastanabal by Duane W. Roller.
King of Numidia
Reign148 BC – 140 BC
Issue
FatherMasinissa

Mastanabal (Numidian: MSTNB; Punic: 𐤌𐤎𐤕𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤀, MSTNʿBʾ) 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.

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)".

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