noun
hieratic (ancient Egyptian script)
Historical term referring to the cursive writing system used by ancient Egyptian priests alongside hieroglyphs. Compare ヒエラティック.
See also: ヒエラティック
神官文字は古代エジプトで神官が使った書体です。
Hieratic is a script used by priests in ancient Egypt.
Katakana loanword for the same script; 神官文字 is the native Japanese term used mainly in historical or academic contexts.
Compound of 神官 (shinkan, 'priest') and 文字 (moji, 'script'), literally 'priest script'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a Japanese calque for the ancient Egyptian hieratic script.