B'alam, Balam, Balaam, B'ahlam, Bahlam, Bahlum or Bolom may refer to:

In Maya history and culture

* A Maya language name for "

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Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures The representation of jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures has a long history, with iconographic examples dating back to at least the mid-Formative period of Mesoamerican chronology. The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is an animal with a prominent assoc ...

Maya rulers

Itzamnaaj Bʼalam Itzamnaaj Bʼalam was a king of Dos Pilas. His reign was short. Family He was the son and successor of Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil, and brother and predecessor of Itzamnaaj Kʼawiil. He was also a brother of Wak Chanil Ajaw and uncle of Kʼakʼ Tili ...

(r. ca. 697), ruler of Dos Pilas (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar") *

Itzamnaaj Bʼalam I Itzamná () is, in Maya mythology, an upper god and creator deity thought to reside in the sky. Itzamná is one of the most important gods in the Classic and Postclassic Maya pantheon. Although little is known about him, scattered references are ...

(r. ca. 4thC ?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar I") * Itzamnaaj Bahlam II (r. 647–742), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar II (the Great)") * Itzamnaaj Bahlam III (r. 769–800?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar III") *

Kan Bahlam 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 *

Kaloomteʼ Bahlam Kaloomteʼ Bahlam,The ruler's name, when transcribed is KALO꞉M Eʼ AHLAM'', Martin & Grube 2008, p.38. also known as Curl Head (died after ), was an ''ajaw'' or lord of the Maya city of Tikal Tikal (; ''Tik'al'' in modern Mayan orthography) ...

(r. ca. 511–527), 19th dynastic ruler of Tikal (a.k.a. "Curl Head") *

Kaybʼil Bʼalam Kaybʼil Bʼalam (alternatively written Kaibil Balam) was a 16th-century leader of the Mam people in the Maya kingdom in the western highlands of Guatemala. During the time of the Spanish invasion, the Mam population was mainly situated in Xinaba ...

(r. early 16thC), Postclassic ruler of the Mam Maya people of the northern Guatemalan highland region at the time of the Spanish conquest *

Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II Kʼinich Kan Bahlam IIThe ruler's name, when transcribed is KʼINICH KAN AHLAMma, translated "Radiant Snake Jaguar", Martin & Grube 2008, p. 168. (), also known as Chan Bahlum II, (May 23, 635 – February 20, 702) was ''ajaw'' of the Maya city-sta ...

(r. 683–702), ruler of Palenque, son of K'inich Janaab' Pakal ("Pacal the Great") *

Kʼinich Kʼukʼ Bahlam II Kʼinich Kʼukʼ Bahlam II,The ruler's name, when transcribed is KʼINICH-KʼUK ahlamma, translated "Radiant Quetzal Jaguar". also known as Bahlum Kʼukʼ II and Mahkʼina Kuk (fl. c. 764–783), was an ''ajaw'' of the Maya city of Palenque. He ac ...

(fl. c. 765), ruler of Palenque *

Kʼukʼ Bahlam I Kʼukʼ Bahlam I,The ruler's name, when transcribed is KʼUKʼ AHLAM translated "Quetzal Jaguar". also known as Kuk and Bahlum Kʼukʼ, (March 30, 397 – 435?), was a founder and ''ajaw'' of the ruling dynasty at the Maya civilization, Maya cit ...

(r. 431–435), ruler of Palenque and founder of the state's dynastic line * Yopaat Bʼalam I (r. 359–?), ruler of Yaxchilan, founder of the state's dynastic line *

Yopaat Bʼalam 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.Guti� ...

(r. ca. 749), ruler of Yaxchilan

Maya polities and archaeological sites

* Bʼalam (Maya polity), a Classic-era Maya state, known from inscriptions but whose location is not determined * Balamdzay, archaeological site in the Puuc region *

Balamku Balamku is a small Maya archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Campeche.Rodríguez Campero 2008, p. 437. It features elaborate plaster facades dating to the Early Classic period. It has one of the largest surviving stucco friezes in ...

, archaeological site in central Yucatán Peninsula * Balamtun, archaeological site in the Petén Basin region

Other uses in Maya culture

Casa 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 as ...

, a non-profit foundation for the advancement of the indigenous Maya peoples of Chiapas, Mexico

Arts and media

* ''Balam'' (magazine), a magazine of Latin American photography based in Buenos Aires, Argentina * ''Balam'' (1949 film), a 1949 Hindi film * ''Balam'' (1969 film), a 1969 South Korean film * ''Balam'' (2009 film), a 2009 Tamil romantic drama film *

Balamory ''Balamory'' is a Scottish live-action children's programme on CBeebies for pre-school children, about a fictional small island community off the west coast of Scotland, named ''Balamory''. Four series were produced from 2002 to 2005 by BBC Sco ...

, a British children's show

Other people

* Balam (singer), Bangladeshi singer and composer *

Balaam Balaam (;; ; ), son of Beor, was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a non-Israelite prophet and diviner who lived in Pethor, a place identified with the ancient city of Pitru, thought to have been located between the region of Iraq and norther ...

, a prophet in the Torah * David D. Balam, Canadian astronomer * Richard Balam, 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 astrono ...

* Balam, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran *

Balam (demon) In this article, the demons' names are taken from the goetic grimoire '' 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 ...

, in Judeo-Christian tradition