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 cultureA 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 PalenqueKaloomte' 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 lineUnen 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 lineYopaat B'alam II (r. ca. 749), ruler of Yaxchilan
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[Mayan] The Mayan deities who protect people in their daily lives. The Balam ("jaguar") also protect the community against external threats.
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