In Babylonia, the forward, backward, left, right, and upward directions were assigned to each side of the figure, representing Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Venus for the upward, which was believed to represent the appearance of the mother goddess, Ishtar.
バビロニアでは、図形の各側面に前後左右と上の各方向を割り当て、それぞれ木星・水星・火星・土星、そして上に地母神イシュタルの現れとされた金星を対応させた。