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Demonology: Demon Names: Balam
Demons List: Balam
Balam (Wikipedia)
B'alam, Balam, Balaam, B'ahlam, Bahlam, Bahlum or Bolom are variant spellings which may refer to:
- A Mayan language name for "jaguar", see also Jaguars in Mesoamerican culture
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. 681â742), ruler of Yaxchilan (aka "Shield Jaguar II (the Great)")
- Itzamnaaj B'alam III (r. 769â800?), ruler of Yaxchilan (aka "Shield Jaguar III")
- Kan B'alam I (r. 572â583), ruler of Palenque
- Kaloomte' B'alam (r. ca. 511â527), 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. 683â702), 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. 431â435), 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. 359â?), 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.
- Balamku, archaeological site in central Yucatán Peninsula
- Balamtun, archaeological site in the Petén Basin region
Other 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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