Cuneiform cartilages corniculates form the posterior aspect, and the epiglottis the anterior. Function of the cuneiform cartilages is to support the vocal folds and lateral aspects of the epiglottis. They also provide a degree of solidity to the folds in which they are embedded. Cuneiform cartilages In the human larynx, the cuneiform cartilages (from Latin: "cunei", "wedge-shaped"; also known as cartilages of Wrisberg) are two small, elongated pieces of yellow elastic cartilage, placed one on either side, in the aryepiglottic fold. The cuneiforms are paired cartilages that sit on top of and move with the arytenoids. They are located above and in
Zu (cuneiform) Zu (cuneiform) Cuneiform zu, (also sú, ṣú, and sumerogram ZU (capital letter majuscule)), is an uncommon-use sign in the 1350s BC Amarna letters, the "Epic of Gilgamesh", and other cuneiform texts. Alphabetically, it could conceivably be used for letters "z", "s", "ṣ", or "u"; however in the Amarna letters it is used mostly for "personal names" or "geographical names". In the "Epic of Gilgamesh", sumerogram "ZU", is used to spell the name of god Ninazu, (a name of god Tammuz, two times, Chapter XII, 28, 47). In the "Epic", "ZU" is also used as a logogram, "ZU.AB", for Akkadian language