"Because the technology works on the basis of image analysis, it is in theory applicable to any writing whatsoever, from Egyptian hieroglyphs to copperplate. Ten years after its initial development, some truly exciting consequences of the development of handwritten text recognition (HTR) techniques are becoming clear." https://theconversation.com/how-ai-could-reveal-secrets-of-thousands-of-handwritten-documents-from-medieval-manuscripts-to-hieroglyphics-218734