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
Ni (cuneiform) Ni (cuneiform) The cuneiform sign ni, is a common-use sign of the Amarna letters, the "Epic of Gilgamesh," and other cuneiform texts. It has a secondary sub-use in the Amarna letters for addressing the Pharaoh, from the vassal states of Canaan. The address to the Pharaoh is often 'King-Lord-Mine': "LUGAL, EN-ia" which has many varieties of expression. "LUGAL" is Akkadian language for "Šarru", English "king", and "EN" in Akkadian is "bēlu", for "Lord", (thus "King, Lord-Mine"). In some Amarna letters the sub-use of "ni" is "lí", for spelling "bēlu", "be-lí" often . There are other sub-uses of "ni" (see "Epic