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Let \(M(n)\) be the \(n\)th Steinberg spectrum for the prime 2, as defined by \textit{S. A. Mitchell} and \textit{S. B. Priddy} [Topology 22, 285-298 (1983; Zbl 0526.55010)]. Thus \[ M(n) \simeq \Sigma^{-n}(D(n)/D(n-1)) \] where \(D(n)\) is the cofibre of the diagonal map \(d:{Sp}^{2^{n-1}}S^0 \to {Sp}^{2^n}S^0\) between symmetric powers of~ \(S^0\). The spectrum \(M(n)\) occurs with multiplicity \(2^{n \choose 2}\) as a summand in the suspension spectrum of \(B({\mathbf Z}/2)^n\). The present paper computes an explicit basis for the \({\mathcal A}\)-indecomposable quotient \({\mathcal Q}H^*(M(n)) = H^*(M(n)) \otimes_{\mathcal A} ({\mathbf Z}/2)\) of the mod 2 cohomology of \(M(n)\). The elements of the basis are shown to correspond to the Steenrod~ operations \({Sq}^I\) where \(I = (2^{k_1},2^{k_2},\dots,2^{k_n})\) with \(k_1 > k_2 > \cdots > k_n \geq 0\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0988.00068].