Zelalsan II
King of the Massylli
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Zelalsan II or Zilalsan (Berber: ⵣⵉⵍⴰⵍⵙⵏ – Zellalsen), born around 290 BC, was a Berber king of the Massylian dynasty. He was the son of a Berber chieftain named Iles and the father of King Gaia but also Naravas and Oezalces.[2]
He is the first well-historical ruler of the Massylian kingdom (eastern Numidia) whose existence is totally certain, but he was not its first king. He reigned in the 3rd century BC and is most likely an ancestor of the Numidian king Massinissa, who later unified the kingdom of Numidia at the end of the 3rd century BC.
He is considered one of the greatest kings in North African history, having worked to unify the Numidian kingdom and its royal family.
In english: "Masinissa, king, son of Gaia the king, son of Zilalsan the judge (shophet)"
See also
Bibliography
- Gabriel Camps, Encyclopédie berbère