Balam

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

In Maya history and culture

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

Other people

Other uses

See also

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