It read: “Eshba’al Ben [son of] Beda ’. ” This is the first time that archaeologists have found this name in an ancient inscription.
فَبَعْدَمَا جَمَعَ ٱلْعُلَمَاءُ قِطَعَ ٱلْجَرَّةِ مَعًا ،‏ تَمَكَّنُوا مِنْ قِرَاءَةِ ٱلْكِتَابَةِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيَّةِ عَلَيْهَا .‏