Balam

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)