hieratic Script is a simplified version of hieroglyphics

hieroglyphs are picture symbols used by Egyptians.

Hieratic scripts were used for medical and scientific works

(it combined shapes rather then picture symbols). Hieratic were

used by scribes in 1790.

Hieratic Dragon of Nuit activates when it is 'targeted'. In 99% of cases (including the Hieratic monsters), when a monster is Tributed, they are tributed as a cost to activate an effect, they are not targeted as targeting is nominating which card will be affected by the effect resolution, and occurs after costs are paid.

Hieroglyphs and Hieratic.

Hieratic.