This BHD essay summarizes an article by Professor Ahmad Al-Jallad in the current issue of BAR. The article itself is behind the subscription wall.
The inscription is written in the Safaitic dialect of pre-Islamic Arabic. The editor dates it to the fourth century CE. It was found in the Wadi al-Khudari in northeastern Jordan.
For more on Safaitic Arabic, see here and here.
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