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 B'alam (r. ca. 697), ruler of Dos Pilas (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar")
 * Itzamnaaj B'alam I (r. ca. 4thC ?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar I")
 * Itzamnaaj B'alam II (r. 647–742), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar II (the Great)")
 * Itzamnaaj B'alam III (r. 769—800?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "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 (a.k.a. "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. c. 765), ruler of Palenque
 * K'uk' B'alam I (r. 431—435), ruler of Palenque and founder of the state's dynastic line
 * 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
 * Balamku, archaeological site in central Yucatán Peninsula
 * Balamtun, archaeological site in the Petén Basin region

Other uses in Maya culture

 * 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