The Eshbaal (’Eshba‛al / Ishbaal / ’Ishba‛al) inscription was excavated in 2015 at Khirbet Qeiyafa. Ishbaal is the name of a son of King Saul. The name means "Man of Baal" or Man of the Lord." The Masoretic Text prefers the bowdlerized form Ishboshet, "Man of Shame."
PaleoJudaica posts on the Eshbaal inscription are collected here.
For the Jerubbaal jug, mentioned in the article, see here and follow the links back from here.
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