An important cuneiform inscription found at Boghazkoi (in modern Turkey), dating to the 14th century BCE, records a treaty between the Hittites and the Mitanni that invokes Indo-Aryan deities such as Indra, Mitra, Varuna, and Nasatya (Ashvins) as witnesses.
Boghazkoi is important because
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2020 · Topic: Vedic Age (Sources of the Vedic Age (Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads))
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Answer: C. inscription found here mention the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses.
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