Balam

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

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

In Maya history and culture

A Maya language name for "jaguar"; see Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures

Maya rulers

Itzamnaaj Bʼalam (r. ca. 697), ruler of Dos Pilas (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar") Itzamnaaj Bʼalam I (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 (r. 572–583), ruler of Palenque Kaloomteʼ Bahlam (r. ca. 511–527), 19th dynastic ruler of Tikal (a.k.a. "Curl Head") Kaybʼil Bʼalam (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 (r. 683–702), ruler of Palenque, son of K'inich Janaab' Pakal ("Pacal the Great") Kʼinich Kʼukʼ Bahlam II (fl. c. 765), ruler of Palenque Kʼukʼ Bahlam I (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 (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, archaeological site in central Yucatán Peninsula Balamtun, archaeological site in the Petén Basin region

Other uses in Maya culture

Casa Na Bolom, 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, a British children's show

Other people

Balam (singer), Bangladeshi singer and composer Balaam, a prophet in the Torah David D. Balam, Canadian astronomer Richard Balam, mathematician

Other uses

Asteroid 3749 Balam Balam, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran Balam (demon), in Judeo-Christian tradition

See also

Balaam (disambiguation) Barlaam (disambiguation)

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