Balam
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B'alam, Balam, Balaam, B'ahlam, Bahlam, Bahlum or Bolom are variant spellings which may refer to:
A number of pre-Columbian Maya civilization rulers bore the name B'alam:
Maya polities and archaeological sites:
Other meanings:
- Asteroid 3749 Balam3749 Balam3749 Balam is an asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is named after the Canadian astronomer David D. Balam.- Satellite system :A satellite, designated S/2002 1, was discovered by William J. Merline, Laird M. Close, Nick Siegler, Christophe Dumas, Clark R. Chapman, François J. Rigaut, François Ménard,...
- A Mayan language name for "jaguarJaguarThe jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
", see also Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures
A number of pre-Columbian Maya civilization rulers bore the name B'alam:
- Itzamnaaj B'alamItzamnaaj B'alam-Family:He was the son and successor of B'alaj Chan K'awiil, and brother and predecessor of Itzamnaaj K'awiil. He was also a brother of Wak Chanil Ajaw and uncle of K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak.His mother was the Lady of Itzan....
(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 IIItzamnaaj B'alam IIItzamnaaj B'alam II was a Maya king who ruled in Yaxchilan from 681 until he died in the year 742. He is also called Shield Jaguar II by modern writers and commonly referred to simply as Shield Jaguar based on his name glyph before the phonetic name was deciphered...
(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'alamKayb'il B'alamKayb'il B'alam was a 16th-century leader of the Mam people Maya kingdom in the western highlands of Guatemala. During the time of the Spanish invasion, the Mam population was mainly situated in Xinabahul...
(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 Yaxchilan
Maya 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 the Puuc region.
- BalamkuBalamkuBalamku is a small Maya site that was only discovered in 1990. However, it is one of the most fascinating Maya sites in the Mexican province of Campeche. It has one of the largest surviving stucco friezes in the Maya world. Balamku was occupied from around 300 BC. Its most important buildings...
, archaeological site in central YucatánYucatánYucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
Peninsula - Balamtun, archaeological site in the Petén Basin region
Other meanings:
- David D. BalamDavid D. BalamDavid D. Balam is a Canadian astronomer and a research associate with University of Victoria's Department of Physics and Astronomy, in Victoria, British Columbia. Specializing in the search for Near-Earth objects, Balam is one of the world's most prolific contributors to this research; only two...
, a Canadian astronomer - Richard BalamRichard BalamRichard Balam , was an English mathematician.Balam was the author of Algebra, or the Doctrine of composing, inferring, and resolving an Equation . It is a possible source of developments in John Wallis, Mathesis Universalis , relating to geometric progressions treated as an axiomatic...
, mathematician - Balam (demon)Balam (demon)In demonology, Balam is a great and powerful king of Hell who commands over forty legions of demons. He gives perfect answers on things past, present, and to come, and can also make men invisible and witty.Balam is depicted as being three-headed...
, a demon in Judeo-Christian tradition - BalaamBalaamBalaam is a diviner in the Torah, his story occurring towards the end of the Book of Numbers. The etymology of his name is uncertain, and discussed below. Every ancient reference to Balaam considers him a non-Israelite, a prophet, and the son of Beor, though Beor is not so clearly identified...
, a prophet in the Torah - Na Bolom, a non-profit foundation for the advancement of the indigenous Maya peoples of Chiapas, Mexico