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
Ajaw or Ahau ('Lord') is a pre-Columbian Maya civilization, Maya political title attested from epigraphy, epigraphic inscriptions. It is also the name of the 20th day of the ''tzolkʼin'', the Maya divinatory calendar, on which a ruler's ''kʼatu ...
'' or lord of the
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a p ...
city of
Tikal
Tikal (; ''Tik'al'' in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Pre-Col ...
. He took the throne on .
[Martin & Grube 2008, p.38.] He co-ruled with a
Lady of Tikal. The monuments associated with Kaloomteʼ Bahlam are Stelae 10, 12 and 25.
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Date of birth unknown
Date of death unknown
Monarchs of Tikal
6th-century Maya people
6th-century monarchs in North America
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