The paper (not linked per standard journalistic practice) is really interesting and highly readable. It's "A Canaanite's Wish to Eradicate Lice on an Inscribed

The paper (not linked per standard journalistic practice) is really interesting and highly readable. It's "A Canaanite's Wish to Eradicate Lice on an Inscribed Ivory Comb from Lachish": https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364318023_A_Canaanite's_Wish_to_Eradicate_Lice_on_an_Inscribed_Ivory_Comb_from_Lachish_JJAR_2_2021-2022 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364318023_A_Canaani... Here's their transliteration (brackets denote damaged letters) ytš ḥṭ ḏ lqml ś'[r] [w]zqt glossed as ytš root out, jussive mood (indicating command) ḥṭ tooth/tusk (metonymically, comb) ḏ this l direct object marker qml lice ś'[r] hair [w] and zqt beard I thought it was cool that the third letter that looks like a W is so close to its modern form, shin ש.‎