Which foreign power controlled Babylon for much of the period from the 9th to the late 7th century BCE?

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Reconstructed Ishtar Gate at Babylon near Al-Hillah, Iraq, featuring blue walls decorated with rows of yellow and white animal reliefs and a central arched entrance. — Babylon A reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate at the ruins of Babylon, near modern Al-Ḥillah, Iraq.

From the 9th century to the late 7th century BCE, the foreign power that controlled Babylon for much of the period was the Assyrian Empire.12

During this era, Babylon was subject to a continuous struggle for political control between the Assyrians and various Aramaean or Chaldean tribesmen. Because the citizens of Babylon valued the stability and protection of international trade provided by an imperial power, they generally preferred Assyrian suzerainty over the rule of the disruptive tribes. Consequently, the city remained almost continuously under Assyrian control, with the Assyrians often governing through appointed native sub-kings or, at times, by ruling in person.21