# The "Tamam Shud" scrap

> The "Tamam Shud" scrap

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/artifacts/ART0CVC2AZJ74Z6/the-tamam-shud-scrap  
Publisher: Mysteries Department  
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[Mysteries](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries)[Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man)[Artifacts](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man#artifacts)The "Tamam Shud" scrap

**ART** 0CVC2AZJ74Z6·Artifact · document

# The "Tamam Shud" scrap

PhotographPublic domainFound June 1949

[Cite][Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/ad2f0e5495257e9c8982daecdcf92505c61f17cb8e278cd66bb034ddebaa02af)

[![The "Tamam Shud" scrap: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/ad2f0e5495257e9c8982daecdcf92505c61f17cb8e278cd66bb034ddebaa02af.jpg)](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/ad2f0e5495257e9c8982daecdcf92505c61f17cb8e278cd66bb034ddebaa02af.jpg)

The "Tamam Shud" scrap: photo

[![The "Tamam Shud" scrap: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/ad2f0e5495257e9c8982daecdcf92505c61f17cb8e278cd66bb034ddebaa02af.jpg)][![The "Tamam Shud" scrap: picture](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/somerton-man-a-scrap-c0)]

South Australia Police, 1949. Public domain

## Copies 2

**Photo** South Australia Police · commons.wikimedia.org · 1949 · Public domain (PD-US, too simple for copyright)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Actual-tamam-shud.jpg)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/ad2f0e5495257e9c8982daecdcf92505c61f17cb8e278cd66bb034ddebaa02af)

**Picture** South Australia Police · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-US, too simple for copyright)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Actual-tamam-shud.jpg)

## Where it was made

[Adelaide, South Australia](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CVC1T4G1Y8M/adelaide-south-australia) · City

## Sources 1

- [Cryptic Note on Body](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CVC1QPC0KPQ/cryptic-note-on-body)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The "Tamam Shud" scrap [Artifact ART0CVC2AZJ74Z6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVC2AZJ74Z6
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Key

**ART** 0CVC2AZJ74Z6

Kind

Document

Held by

not confirmed

Dated

found June 1949

Licence

Public domain (PD-US, too simple for copyright)

Place

[Adelaide, South Australia](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CVC1T4G1Y8M/adelaide-south-australia)

Part of

[Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man)

The record

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