B'alam, Balam, Balaam, B'ahlam, Bahlam, Bahlum or Bolom may refer to:
In Maya history and culture
* A Maya language name for "
jaguar
The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus '' Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the th ...
"; see
Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures
Maya rulers
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Itzamnaaj B'alam
Itzamna () is, in Maya mythology, an upper god and creator deity thought to reside in the sky. Itzamna is one of the most important gods in the Classic and Postclassic Maya pantheon. Although little is known about him, scattered references are pre ...
(r. ca. 697), ruler of Dos Pilas (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar")
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Itzamnaaj B'alam I (r. ca. 4thC ?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar I")
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Itzamnaaj B'alam II (r. 647–742), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar II (the Great)")
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Itzamnaaj B'alam III (r. 769—800?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar III")
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Kan B'alam I
Kan Bahlam IThe ruler's name, when transcribed is (K'INICH) KAN AHLAMma, translated "Radiant Snake Jaguar". (), also known as Chan Bahlum I, (September 18, 524 – February 1, 583) was an ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. He acceded to the ...
(r. 572—583), ruler of Palenque
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Kaloomte' B'alam (r. ca. 511—527), 19th dynastic ruler of Tikal (a.k.a. "Curl Head")
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Kayb'il B'alam (r. early 16thC), Postclassic ruler of the Mam Maya people of the northern Guatemalan highland region at the time of the Spanish conquest
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K'inich Kan B'alam II (r. 683—702), ruler of Palenque, son of K'inich Janaab' Pakal ("Pacal the Great")
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K'inich K'uk B'alam II (fl. c. 765), ruler of Palenque
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K'uk' B'alam I (r. 431—435), ruler of Palenque and founder of the state's dynastic line
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Yopaat B'alam I (r. 359—?), ruler of Yaxchilan, founder of the state's dynastic line
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Yopaat B'alam II
Yopaat was an important Maya storm god in the southern Maya area that included the cities of Copán and Quiriguá during the Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology (c. 250–900 AD). Yopaat was closely related to Chaac, the Maya rain god.Gu ...
(r. ca. 749), ruler of Yaxchilan
Maya polities and archaeological sites
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B'alam (Maya polity), a Classic-era Maya state, known from inscriptions but whose location is not determined
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Balamdzay, archaeological site in the
Puuc region
Puuc is the name of either a region in the Mexican state of Yucatán or a Maya architectural style prevalent in that region. The word ''puuc'' is derived from the Maya term for " hill". Since the Yucatán is relatively flat, this term was e ...
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Balamku, archaeological site in central Yucatán Peninsula
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Balamtun, archaeological site in the Petén Basin region
Other uses in Maya culture
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Na Bolom
Casa Na Bolom is located in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. It was the home of archeologist Frans Blom and his wife, documentary photographer, journalist, environmental pioneer Gertrude Duby Blom. Today, Casa Na Bolom operates ...
, a non-profit foundation for the advancement of the indigenous Maya peoples of Chiapas, Mexico
Arts and media
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''Balam'' (magazine), a magazine of Latin American photography based in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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''Balam'' (1949 film), a 1949 Hindi film
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''Balam'' (1969 film), a 1969 South Korean film
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''Balam'' (2009 film), a 2009 Tamil romantic drama film
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Balamory, a British children's show
Other people
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Balam (singer), Bangladeshi singer and composer
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Balaam, a prophet in the Torah
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David D. Balam
David D. Balam is a Canadians, Canadian astronomer and a research associate with University of Victoria, University of Victoria's Department of Physics and Astronomy, in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia. Specializing in the ...
, Canadian astronomer
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Richard Balam
Richard Balam (fl. 1653), was an English mathematician.
Balam was the author of ''Algebra, or the Doctrine of composing, inferring, and resolving an Equation'' (1653). It is a possible source of developments in John Wallis, ''Mathesis Universali ...
, mathematician
Other uses
* Asteroid
3749 Balam
3749 Balam is a stony Flora asteroid and rare trinary system orbiting in the inner regions of asteroid belt. It also forms a secured asteroid pair with sub-kilometer sized asteroid . ''Balam'' was discovered on 24 January 1982, by American as ...
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Balam, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
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Balam (demon)
The demons' names (given below) are taken from the ''Ars Goetia'', which differs in terms of number and ranking from the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' of Johann Weyer. As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple spellings for some of ...
, in Judeo-Christian tradition
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