History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-II)
Which of the following is identified with the Nasatyas of the Rigveda?
AAsura
BMithra
CPani
DAshvin ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Ashvin — The answer is the Ashvin.
Explanation
★The answer is the Ashvin.
★The Boghazkoi inscription of about 1400 BCE, found in Asia Minor, mentions four Rigvedic deities.
★These are Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Nasatya.
★Here Nasatya refers to the Ashvin deity.
★The inscription records a treaty between two kingdoms with these gods as witnesses.
★The Boghazkoi inscription was discovered by Winckler.
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