hieroglyphic vs writing

hieroglyphic

noun
  • A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus 

  • Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol. 

  • Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph. 

adj
  • difficult to decipher 

  • of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols 

writing

noun
  • The process of representing a language with symbols or letters. 

  • Something written, such as a document, article or book. 

  • The style of writing of a person. 

  • Intended for or used in writing. 

  • Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning. 

  • A work of an author. 

How often have the words hieroglyphic and writing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )