Micipsa
ميسيبساIn ArabicⵎⵉⵙⵉⴱⵙⴰIn Tifinagh
- Meaning
- Numidian king, son of Massinissa; his name is read 'their persevering man or chief'
- About the name
- Eldest legitimate son of Massinissa, he became king of Numidia in 148 BC, adopted his nephew Jugurtha as co-heir and died around 118 BC. His name is written MKWSN in Numidian; Micipsa is the Greek and Latin form, and Tamazight Wikipedia writes it ⵎⵉⵙⵉⴱⵙⴰ.
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Amazigh
- Other spellings
- Mikipsa, Mikiwsen, Misipsa