French Algeria (19th–20th centuries) Algerian War (1954–1962) 1990s–2000s 2010s to present 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.

Mastanbal is a great sportsman and Athlete since his youth, the prince took part in chariot races and the Panathenaic Games.

[6] According to the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus, after the death of his father in 148 BC, Mastanabal was given authority over the administration of Numidia.

The historian Sallust states in his work "War of Jugurtha", that Mastanabal succumbed to an illness.