Actually, the hieroglyphs were a kind of alphabet. Each hieroglyph represented a syllable, and when read in order, they formed words in the ancient Egyptian language.
In the years since I retired, my handwriting seems to have improved, even though I write much less now. I have no idea why that is. (My son, BTW, is a Ph.D, and does excellent work, but to judge solely by his handwriting/ printing, one would think he never got past 2nd grade.)
Served with ice wine (eiswein), made from frozen grapes.