Funerary inscription for athlete Polemarchos, in elegiacs; no date; found at Metropolis: Fontrier, Mous. II 2-3, 1876-1878, 88, no. 279; Kaibel Suppl. p. 5, no. 302a; Peek, GVI I 680; *IEph 3446; Peek, JÖAI 57, 1986-1987, 109; SEG 37, 909.  
[ ] IEph 3446
0 {²Peek's line-division substituted for IEph's}²
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ν․ηιδ[․․․․․․c.16․․․․․․ πο]-
λύκλα[υ]τον <τὸν> νέον ἡλικί[ην·]
τίς γὰρ ἐγω;  Πολέμαρχος ὁ δ[ύ]-
5 σμορος, ὧι τὰ παλαίστρης
ἥμερα μούνῳ ἐμοὶ βάρβαρ’ ἔ-
8 τευξε Τύχη· οὐ γὰρ ἐμὲ στυ-
γερὴ νόσος [ἔκ]τανε, ἀλλ’ ἐν
10 [ἀ]έθλοις δῆρις ὑπὲρ νίκης ὤ-
[λεσε] πανκρατ[ί]ου.  εἰκοστὸν
[․․․․․․c.17․․․․․․․]ονωσει
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