- B'alam
B'alam, Balam, Balaam, B'ahlam, Bahlam, Bahlum or Bolom are variant spellings which may refer to:
*A Mayan language name for "jaguar ", see alsoJaguars in Mesoamerican cultures A number of pre-Columbian Maya civilization rulers bore the name "B'alam":
*Itzamnaaj B'alam (r. ca. 697), ruler of Dos Pilas (aka "Shield Jaguar")
*Itzamnaaj B'alam I (r. ca. 4thC ?), ruler of Yaxchilan (aka "Shield Jaguar I")
*Itzamnaaj B'alam II (r. 681—742), ruler of Yaxchilan (aka "Shield Jaguar II (the Great)")
*Itzamnaaj B'alam III (r. 769—800?), ruler of Yaxchilan (aka "Shield Jaguar III")
*Kan B'alam I (r. 572—583), ruler of Palenque
*Kaloomte' B'alam (r. ca. 511—527), 19th dynastic ruler of Tikal (aka "Curl Head")
*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
*K'inich Kan B'alam II (r. 683—702), ruler of Palenque, son of K'inich Janaab' Pakal ("Pacal the Great")
*K'inich K'uk B'alam II , (fl. ca. 765), ruler of Palenque
*K'uk' B'alam I (r. 431—435), ruler of Palenque and founder of the state's dynastic line
*Unen B'alam (r. ca. 317), Early Classic ruler of Tikal (aka "Baby Jaguar")
*Yopaat B'alam I (r. 359—?), ruler of Yaxchilan, founder of the state's dynastic line
*Yopaat B'alam II (r. ca. 749), ruler of YaxchilanMaya polities and archaeological sites:
*B'alam (Maya polity) , a Classic-era Maya state, known from inscriptions but whose location is not determined
*Balamdzay , archaeological site in thePuuc region .
*Balamku , archaeological site in centralYucatán Peninsula
*Balamtun , archaeological site in the Petén Basin regionOther meanings:
*Balam (demon) , a demon in Judeo-Christian tradition
*Balaam , a prophet in the "Torah"
*Na Bolom , a non-profit foundation for the advancement of the indigenous Maya peoples of Chiapas, Mexico
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