Balam
Balam is the Maya language word for jaguar (regional or orthographic variants: Báalam, B'alam, Balam, Balaam, B'ahlam, Bahlam, Bahlum, Bolom ), which in the Maya religion was considered to be the protector of fields and harvest and gave its name was for:
- many high Mayan nobles
- Tzi-B'alam , 553-578 Prince of Copán
- Ox Balam , Prince of Comalcalco around 649
- K'uk 'Bahlam I , 431–435 Prince of Palenque
- Kan Bahlam I. , 572-583 Prince of Palenque
- K'inich Kan Bahlam II , 684–702 Prince of Palenque
- K'inich Kan Bahlam III. , around 751 Prince of Palenque
- K'inich K'uk 'Bahlam II. , 764 – after 783 Prince of Palenque
- Une 'Balam , around 317 Prince of Tikal
- Kalo'ected 'B'alam , approx. 511–527 Prince of Tikal
- B'alam Ya Acal , Prince of Toniná in the 6th century
- Yopaat B'alam I , from 359 Prince of Yaxchilán
- Itzamnaaj B'alam II , 681–742 Prince of Yaxchilán
- Yopaat B'alam II , until 749 prince of Yaxchilán
- Itzamnaaj B'alam IV. , 769–800 Prince of Yaxchilán
- Kayb'il B'alam , 1525 Crown Prince of Zaculeu
- Balaamcanche , a place of worship of the Maya
- Balamkú , a Mayan ruin site
- Ek Balam , a Mayan ruin site
- Chilam Balam books, a mixture of Mayan traditions and prophecies
- Báalam Naj ("House of the Jaguar"), the Temple of the Speaking Cross in Chan Santa Cruz
Balam stands for:
- (3749) Balam , an asteroid discovered by Edward LG Bowell
- Balam (rice) , an important variety of rice in Bengal, which is grown particularly near the city of Barishal in Bangladesh
- the 51st demon in the Ars Goetia
- a prophet of the Torah , see Balaam
- a fictional character in a book by Mochtar Lubis : Tiger! Tiger!. Harimau! Harimau!
- Part of the name of an Indian SW film shot in Telugu from 1964 ("Aatma Balam")
- Balam (Nepal) , city in the Kaski district of Nepal
Balam is the name of the following people:
- David D. Balam , Canadian astronomer
- Richard Balam , mathematician
See also:
