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
Pa (cuneiform) the "Epic of Gilgamesh": Its usage numbers from the "Epic of Gilgamesh" are as follows: "hat"-(21), "pa"-(209), "PA"-(11), "SÀG"-(1). In the Amarna letters the start of "messenger Xxxxx" is often spelled in cuneiform characters: "LÚ.PA.X.y.z" (etc.), (LÚ the beginning determinative for "Man"). Pa (cuneiform) The cuneiform pa sign, (as sumerogram, PA), has many uses in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the "Epic of Gilgamesh". It is routinely and commonly used to spell the Akkadian language word "pānu", "face, presence", and with a preposition (ex. ana pānu), "before". In the photo of the obverse of EA 364, it